{
  "id": 17357081,
  "title": "Karnataka sugarcane growers stage demo to press for their demands, district officials impose restrictions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/karnataka-sugarcane-growers-stage-demo-to-press-for-their-demands",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-31T06:54:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times - Economy",
    "slug": "the-economic-times-economy",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/agriculture/sugarcane-growers-stage-demo-to-press-for-their-demands-district-officials-impose-restrictions/articleshow/135391960.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In North Karnataka, sugarcane farmers are protesting against the low procurement price for their crop, demanding a hike to Rs 5,500 per tonne. They also want the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) base recovery increased to 9.5 per cent and for the Centre's ethanol policy to be reviewed. Farmers in Belagavi and Dharwad staged road blockades and sit-ins to express their grievances. The Belagavi and Dharwad administrations issued prohibitory orders to prevent highway blockades. Honorary president of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene, Shashikant Guruji, called for a statewide voluntary bandh in support of the farmers' protest. He urged support from the Kannada film industry, farmers, and the public. However, neither the central nor the state governments have yet addressed the farmers' concerns.",
  "summary": "Farmers in North Karnataka are intensifying their protest over the procurement price of sugarcane and other related issues. They staged blockades and sit-ins across several locations including Belagavi and Dharwad. The farmers are demanding a fair price of Rs 5,500 per tonne for sugarcane and other reforms. Local administrations have imposed prohibitory orders to prevent further protests on…",
  "key_points": [
    "Karnataka sugarcane farmers protest low procurement price.",
    "Demand hike to Rs 5,500 per tonne for their crop.",
    "District officials impose restrictions on protests."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The escalation from local road blockades to calls for a statewide bandh signals a growing regional movement to force government intervention on crop pricing and ethanol policy.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}