BELGAUM: Sugar cane growers, who have been staging protests by blocking national highways, state highways and other prominent roads for the past couple of days, began an indefinite dharna in front of sugar and small scale industries minister Prakash Hukkeri’s residence.
The farmers assembled at Kannada Sahitya Bhavan and marched towards Prakash Hukkeri’s residence. Though deputy commissioner N Jayaram called upon farmers to withdraw their protest saying their issues will be resolved on Monday, the farmers went ahead with their rally saying they would withdraw their protest only after the government fulfills their demands. They pointed out that the minister had assured to resolve their problems after Dasara celebrations, but had not kept his promise.