Speaking at a press conference here on Sunday, he said that Sharad Pawar had earlier praised the efforts of B S Yeddyurappa who had waived the farmers loan in Co-operative banks and had assured of the same from the Union government in the form of waiving the farmers loan in commercial banks.

He urged the minister to go by his words which he had said during a meeting in Mysore. A exclusive grape market should be set up on the lines of markets in Uttar Pradesh, said Eshwar who opined that a processing unit and cold storage should be established to reduce the loss incurred by the farmers.

  A huge farmers convention will be organised on  December 25 on the occasion of the of birthday of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to pressurise the Government to fulfill the demands of the farmers and nearly 5000 farmers from the State will take part in the convention, said Eshwar.

Kisan Praharidal will be established in each village and in every taluk 5000 farmers will be recruited  to Raita Morcha, said Shankaranarayana Reddy Chief Secretary of the Raita Morcha.

Raita Morcha Bangalore Unit President Shivalinge Gowda, former president R Chandrashekar, local leaders Gokul Nanjappa, A V Baire Gowda, Agalagurki Chandrashekar, Ramanna, Srinivas Reddy and others were present on the occasion.