<p>Criminal cases have been registered against four sugar factories, including the one owned by Horticulture Minister Shamanur Shivashankarappa, for violating the rule on sugar cane weighing. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The prevailing rules provide for deducting one per cent per metric tonne of the sugar cane weighed and the Raitha Sangha had complained that some sugar factories were deducting more than the permitted quantity from the total weight of the produce. <br /><br />The complaints were lodged against ICPL owned by Shivashankarappa, Nirani Sugars of former minister Murugesh Nirani, Prabhulingeshwara Sugars (owned by Jagadish Gudagunti, the president of South Indian Sugar Mills Association), and Godavari Sugar Factory. “Action was taken after the charges against the companies were established,” Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannanavar said. <br /><br />Similarly, orders have also been issued to seize the sugar stock at three factories which have not paid fair remunerative price (FRP) to the farmers.<br /><br />The State government had fixed Rs 2,200 as FRP per metric tonne of sugar cane for the last year’s crushing season. After the scrutiny of documents, it came to light that Nirani Sugars, ICPL and Sadashiva Sugars had not paid FRP to farmers. “The tahsildar has been directed to seize the sugar stock at all the three factories as directed by the sugar commissioner,” the DC said.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Criminal cases have been registered against four sugar factories, including the one owned by Horticulture Minister Shamanur Shivashankarappa, for violating the rule on sugar cane weighing. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The prevailing rules provide for deducting one per cent per metric tonne of the sugar cane weighed and the Raitha Sangha had complained that some sugar factories were deducting more than the permitted quantity from the total weight of the produce. <br /><br />The complaints were lodged against ICPL owned by Shivashankarappa, Nirani Sugars of former minister Murugesh Nirani, Prabhulingeshwara Sugars (owned by Jagadish Gudagunti, the president of South Indian Sugar Mills Association), and Godavari Sugar Factory. “Action was taken after the charges against the companies were established,” Deputy Commissioner P A Meghannanavar said. <br /><br />Similarly, orders have also been issued to seize the sugar stock at three factories which have not paid fair remunerative price (FRP) to the farmers.<br /><br />The State government had fixed Rs 2,200 as FRP per metric tonne of sugar cane for the last year’s crushing season. After the scrutiny of documents, it came to light that Nirani Sugars, ICPL and Sadashiva Sugars had not paid FRP to farmers. “The tahsildar has been directed to seize the sugar stock at all the three factories as directed by the sugar commissioner,” the DC said.<br /><br /></p>
