KRCU exams postponed due to protest by sugarcane farmers in Karnataka
Kittur Rani Channamma University has postponed exams due to widespread protests by sugarcane farmers in Karnataka. Farmers are demanding higher prices for their crops and a revision of the minimum selling price for sugar.
Why it matters
The protests highlight ongoing agrarian distress and the economic tension between farmers and the government regarding commodity pricing.
Kittur Rani Channamma University (KRCU) postponed all the examinations scheduled on October 14, due to the ongoing protest by sugarcane farmers in multiple places in Belagavi district of Karnataka.
Students will be intimated the new date, officials informed.
On October 13, sugarcane growers blocked roads at various places in Belagavi, Dharwad, Gadag, and Haveri districts demanding a higher price for sugarcane and a revision of the minimum selling price (MSP) of sugar.
The protests followed failure of talks between farmers’ representatives and Union Ministers in New Delhi on Monday (October 12). The meeting failed to yield an immediate solution. The growers are seeking a remunerative price for sugarcane that covers production costs, an increase in the MSP of sugar and other measures to protect their interests.
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