Call for picketing mills to stop sugar sales for less than ₹60 per kg
Sugarcane farmers in Belagavi are protesting to demand a minimum sugar price of ₹60 per kg, urging the government to revise MSP and FRP. Farmers have begun a padayatra and are picketing sugar mills to force compliance with their demands.
Why it matters
Agricultural pricing disputes significantly impact rural livelihoods and the stability of the sugar industry in India.
Call for picketing mills to stop sugar sales for less than ₹60 per kg left Protesting sugarcane farmers being addressed by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and Police Commissioner Prakash Nikam during the padayatra in Belagavi on Thursday. P.K. BADIGER P.K. BADIGER https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/gmk8ei/article71588880.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/9727_15_10_2026_19_1_28_1_16BGMDCFARMERSPADAYATRA1.JPEG BADIGER PK Karnataka belagavi 15 10 2026. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Roshan and police commissioner Prakash Nikam speak to farmers during the padayatra in Belagavi on Thursday Farmers welcome the Central panel and hope that it will support their demands by recommending revision of MSP and FRP: Chunappa Pujeri Belagavi Farmer leader Chunappa Pujeri has given a call to all sugarcane farmers to picket in front of sugar factories not to allow them to sell sugar for less than ₹60 per kg.
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