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Govt offers ₹3.3k for tonne of cane, ryots call off 9-day strike
The New Indian Express Bengaluru
|November 08, 2025
AFTER nine days of intense agitation, sugarcane farmers in Belagavi finally withdrew their protest on Friday evening after the state government announced a revised price of Rs 3,300 per tonne of sugarcane.
The protest was called off after the second round of talks between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, sugar factory owners and farmer representatives.
Of Rs 3,300, Rs 3,250 per tonne is to be paid by sugar factories and Rs 50 subsidy by the government. The announcement triggered celebrations at protest sites, where farmers burst crackers, distributed sweets and danced in jubilation.
This story is from the November 08, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bengaluru.
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