{
  "id": 15572161,
  "title": "Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, former CM Jagadish Shettar seek time from sugarcane farmers of Karnataka at late night meeting in Hubballi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/union-minister-pralhad-joshi-former-cm-jagadish-shettar-seek-time",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T06:38:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/union-minister-pralhad-joshi-former-cm-jagadish-shettar-seek-time-from-sugarcane-farmers-of-karnataka-at-late-night-conciliation-meeting-in-hubballi/article71602190.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Union Minister Pralhad Joshi and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar met with sugarcane farmers in Hubballi late at night in an effort to address their demands. The meeting, which lasted until 3 a.m., took place in the Government Guest House and focused on the farmers' request for a higher remunerative price for sugarcane, among other issues.\n\nThe protest by sugarcane farmers had resumed on October 12 after prior discussions with Joshi failed to resolve the impasse. The farmers, who had taken part in a mock funeral procession of Joshi during the \"Hubballi Chalo\" padayatra in Belagavi on October 16, were still demanding fair share in sugar and ethanol revenues at the time of the meeting.\n\nJoshi assured the farmers that the Centre would consider their demands positively and placed them before a committee expected to begin functioning in three days. The farmers agreed to consult the wider farming community before deciding on their next course of action.",
  "summary": "Farmers to decide next course of action after consultations on October 19",
  "key_points": [
    "Union Minister Pralhad Joshi met sugarcane farmers in Hubballi late at night.",
    "Meeting lasted until 3 a.m., focused on higher remunerative price for sugarcane.",
    "Farmers resume protest after prior discussions with Joshi failed to resolve impasse."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The late-night negotiations signal a shift toward formal committee review as leaders attempt to de-escalate intense farmer protests over sugarcane pricing and revenue sharing.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Minister of Municipality participates in International Dates Council meeting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/minister-of-municipality-participates-in-international-dates-council",
        "published": "2026-10-19T07:20:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}