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Congress person M. Lakshmana has written to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, urging him to resoluteness the woes of Mysuru’s baccy farmers, who had complained astir mediocre prices.
Mr. Lakshmana, who had unsuccessfully contested the past elections from Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency, said helium visited the baccy auction level successful Periyapatna connected Monday (November 10) aft learning astir a protestation by the farmers.
In the missive to the Chief Minister, Mr. Lakshmana said the baccy cultivated successful Mysuru portion was of superior export quality. But the baccy was fetching farmers lone ₹260 to ₹300 per kg portion lower-grade baccy cultivated successful the neighbouring authorities was fetching ₹450 to ₹460 per kg.
He asked the Chief Minister to intervene successful the substance and assistance farmers get amended prices for their produce.
