Bengaluru, Nov 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday announced that the state government has fixed the sugarcane price at Rs 3,300 per tonne after holding a continuous seven-hour-long meeting with sugar factory owners and farmer leaders in Bengaluru.

Following the marathon meeting, the Chief Minister addressed a press conference and announced the government’s decision in Bengaluru.

CM Siddaramaiah further stated that it has been decided to send a delegation to the Centre to discuss issues related to discrimination against Karnataka farmers, with consensus from both farmers and sugar factory owners.

Sugarcane farmers and farmers’ associations in Belagavi and surrounding districts in north Karnataka had been protesting for the past nine days, demanding Rs 3,500 per tonn

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