<p>Farmers are upping their protests demanding minimum support price for copra. They staged a protest under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene demanding immediate hike.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, JD(S) leader and MLA H D Revanna has urged the government to fix Rs 7,500 per quintal of copra and begin procuring the same immediately.<br /><br />Addressing a press meet in Hassan recently, he said the party had already stressed the government to purchase copra through Nafed centres. Responding to the same, the government has already released Rs one crore. <br /><br />But the current market rate is causing huge losses for the farmers. Revanna said he would take a farmers’ delegation to the chief minister and would impress upon him to fix suitable price for the copra.<br /><br />The Centre has announced Rs 5,300 support price for the copra, similarly the state government too should also announce support price of Rs 2,200 and fix Rs 7,500 per quintal. <br /><br />The chief minister would be explained about the same, he said.<br /><br />Procurement of turmeric has already begun in three district centres. The government has announced support price and has released Rs five crore. Procurement process should be similar to ginger also, Revanna stressed. <br /><br />A new system has been implemented for seed potatoes in the district this year, which has been adopted successfully. The system should be in place till the stock in the cold storage units are exhausted, he stressed. He also sought a subsidy of 75 per cent for the potato seeds from the government.<br /><br />Probe<br /><br />Commenting on the brutal attack on S P Mahantesh, which claimed his life, Revanna alleged it to be the handiwork of land mafia and demanded a high-level probe into the issue.<br /><br />He said that when Kumaraswamy was the chief minister, he had ordered to conduct a CoD probe on the Housing society scam. But later it was buried by vested interests. Mahantesh met his end for taking up a probe on the issue, he alleged.</p>
<p>Farmers are upping their protests demanding minimum support price for copra. They staged a protest under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha and Hasiru Sene demanding immediate hike.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Earlier, JD(S) leader and MLA H D Revanna has urged the government to fix Rs 7,500 per quintal of copra and begin procuring the same immediately.<br /><br />Addressing a press meet in Hassan recently, he said the party had already stressed the government to purchase copra through Nafed centres. Responding to the same, the government has already released Rs one crore. <br /><br />But the current market rate is causing huge losses for the farmers. Revanna said he would take a farmers’ delegation to the chief minister and would impress upon him to fix suitable price for the copra.<br /><br />The Centre has announced Rs 5,300 support price for the copra, similarly the state government too should also announce support price of Rs 2,200 and fix Rs 7,500 per quintal. <br /><br />The chief minister would be explained about the same, he said.<br /><br />Procurement of turmeric has already begun in three district centres. The government has announced support price and has released Rs five crore. Procurement process should be similar to ginger also, Revanna stressed. <br /><br />A new system has been implemented for seed potatoes in the district this year, which has been adopted successfully. The system should be in place till the stock in the cold storage units are exhausted, he stressed. He also sought a subsidy of 75 per cent for the potato seeds from the government.<br /><br />Probe<br /><br />Commenting on the brutal attack on S P Mahantesh, which claimed his life, Revanna alleged it to be the handiwork of land mafia and demanded a high-level probe into the issue.<br /><br />He said that when Kumaraswamy was the chief minister, he had ordered to conduct a CoD probe on the Housing society scam. But later it was buried by vested interests. Mahantesh met his end for taking up a probe on the issue, he alleged.</p>
