Overview
- Sugar Minister Shivananda Patil handed farmers the government order at Gurlapur Cross, prompting withdrawal of the weeks-long protest.
- The settlement fixes a Rs 3,300 cane price with Rs 50 each contributed by the state and mills over the Centre’s FRP.
- Union Minister Pralhad Joshi urged Karnataka to declare a State Advisory Price, drawing a rebuttal from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that the Centre is dodging rising cost and recovery-rate concerns.
- Farmer leaders welcomed the immediate relief but pressed for FRP recalculation on a 9.5% recovery basis and warned of renewed agitation if demands are not met.
- Police are investigating reported violence at the Hattaragi toll plaza, where officers were injured and vehicles were vandalised during the agitation.