Mysuru-Bengaluru highway blocked at toll plaza for two hours due to farmers’ protest

Mysuru-Bengaluru highway blocked at toll plaza for two hours due to farmers’ protest (UPDATED/REVISED) left Karnataka Minister for Water Resources N. Cheluvarayaswamy at the Gananguru toll plaza on the Mysuru-Bengaluru highway, on Friday. Special Arrangement Special Arrangement According to the Mandya district police, the highway remained blocked at the Gananguru toll plaza from 11.30 a.m.

to 1.30 p.m. MYSURU The Mysuru-Bengaluru highway was blocked at the Gananguru toll plaza in Srirangapatna for about two hours on Friday as farmers staged a protest to press for their various demands, including a hike in the price of sugarcane. Sugarcane farmers threaten to restart protest if MSP, FRP and SAP not revised now storyline 1 A large number of farmers led by Darshan Puttannaiah, Melukote MLA, and Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leader Badagalapura Nagendra gathered at the toll plaza.

We must turn farming into an attractive and dignified profession, says techie-turned-politician Darshan Puttannaiah storyline 1 We must turn farming into an attractive and dignified profession, says techie-turned-politician Darshan Puttannaiah storyline 1 Though senior police officials, including the Superintendent of Mandya district police, Shobharani, tried to convince the protesters, they did not relent.

Meanwhile, the police diverted the traffic to alternative routes. Vehicles plying on both sides of the highway were diverted in view of the blockade. The highway as well as the service road was blocked at the Gananguru toll plaza. However, the protesters dispersed after Minister for Water Resources N. Cheluvarayaswamy reached the spot and assured the farmers that the State government would stand by them.

He also received a memorandum from the protesting farmers, who demanded not only a Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) of ₹6,150 for every tonne of sugarcane and fixing the recovery rate at 8.5%, but also the removal of sugar from the list of essential commodities so that a reasonable rate can be fixed for consumers while fixing a commercial price for its commercial use. According to the Mandya district police, the highway remained blocked at the Gananguru toll plaza from 11.30 a.m.

to 1.30 p.m. “The highway was reopened for traffic after 1.30 p.m.,” the police official added. Meanwhile, addressing the protesters, Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy said most of the farmers’ demands had to be addressed by the Union government. He said a meeting would be held with farmers on October 26 to address their problems. Ramesh Bandisiddegowda, Srirangapatna MLA, Deputy Commissioner Kumar and others were also present on the occasion.