Farmers threaten agitation over MSP if demand not met immediately
Farmers' organizations in Karnataka have threatened to protest if the central government does not increase the Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar. They are demanding a hike from the current ₹31 per kg to ₹60 per kg to cover rising cultivation costs.
Why it matters
Agricultural pricing remains a volatile political issue in India, directly impacting the livelihoods of millions of farmers and national food policy.
Chunappa Pujeri, president of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene, has warned of an agitation if the Union government does not fulfil their demand for revised Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar at the earliest.
“The Centre has fixed an MSP of ₹31 per kg for sugar, but it has not revised it for nine years now. We have been demanding that it be hiked to ₹60 per kg. If this demand is not met, then we will not attend the meeting called in New Delhi by Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister for Food and Civil Supplies,’’ Mr. Pujeri told reporters in Belagavi on Monday. He claimed that the groups were yet to receive a formal invitation from Central officials.
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