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Members of the Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a protestation extracurricular the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) bureau successful Kalaburagi connected Tuesday, demanding an summation successful minimum enactment terms (MSP) for reddish gram crop.
The farmers demanded that the Union authorities summation MSP to ₹12,500 per quintal of reddish gram. They besides sought an inducement of ₹1,000 each from the State and Union governments for the crop.
KPRS territory president Sharanabasappa Mamshetty criticised the Union government’s determination to import large-scale pulses from different countries, stating that it has led to a autumn successful prices causing distress among section farmers.
He urged the Centre to enforce a 50% import work connected pulses to support home farmers.
The protesters sought the implementation of the Swaminathan Commission recommendations for each workplace nutrient and demanded the constitution of reddish gram procurement centres to guarantee assured procurement.
The farmers besides urged the State government to instantly unfastened reddish gram procurement centres crossed the territory and guarantee the aboriginal merchandise of pending harvest security claims.
Later, the protesters submitted a memorandum with a charter of demands addressed to Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
