Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking fulfillment of their various demands, hundreds of farmers from across Mysuru district, under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), staged a massive protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here this morning, as part of a Statewide agitation.
The demands include supply of quality power to irrigation pumpsets, waiver of power bills and uninterrupted continuance of Bhagya Jyothi and Kuteera Jyothi schemes, sufficient supply of sowing seeds, rendering justice to farmers of Kochanahalli in Nanjangud taluk who had parted with their land for Industries, withdrawal of penalties on tobacco farmers who are selling the produce below their stipulated quota, reduction of fertiliser prices and granting permission for submission of Darakhastu applications, among others.
