Karnataka CM Orders Probe as Sugarcane Tractors Set Ablaze in Bagalkote, Farmers Demand Higher Price
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{ "title": "Karnataka CM Orders Probe as Sugarcane Tractors Set Ablaze in Bagalkote, Farmers Demand Higher Price", "article": "Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has promised a thorough investigation into a violent incident in Bagalkote, where tractors and trolleys carrying sugarcane were set on fire during a farmers' protest. The protesters, demanding a higher price for their produce, had blocked roads across the district and laid siege to a sugar factory. According to reports, the protesters were seeking a price of ₹3,500 per tonne for their sugarcane. However, the state government had fixed the price at ₹3,300 per tonne with an 11.25 per cent recovery rate. While farmers in some areas have accepted this price, those in Bagalkote and other districts have refused to back down, terming the government's decision 'confusing' and 'risky'. The Chief Minister has urged the farmers in Mudhol to accept the government-fixed price and withdraw their protest. When asked about the possibility of political instigation behind the protest, he said that the BJP often resorts to instigating people, but did not provide any concrete evidence. Following the incident, the Bagalkote Deputy Commissioner has imposed prohibitory orders in three taluks, banning protests and public assemblies from 8 pm on November 13 to 8 am on November 16. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, and the guilty will be brought to justice, the Chief Minister assured."
