Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, more than 200 farmers, under the banner of Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association and Federations of State Farmer Associations, staged an empty pot demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here yesterday.
The demands included drinking water in all villages, starting of sugarcane crushing in factories, redressal of hassles in the State Government’s farm loan waiver scheme, execution of lift irrigation projects, introduction of open auction at all APMCs in order to end middlemen menace, solution for Aadhaar Registration and correction problems, hiking of financial benefit from Rs.6,000 to Rs.12,000 under the Kisan Samman Yojana, covering all crops under Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) and filling up of water bodies and release of water in canals, among others.
