Farmers gherao Mysuru district minister

Mysuru

: State cooperation and district minister S T Somashekhar was on Saturday shown black flags and gheraoed by members of various

farmers

’ organizations near Gun House Circle urging the state government not to ratify its promulgated ordinance on Karnataka Land Reforms Act 1961 and

APMC

Act.

Responding to their demand, the minister promised to convene a meeting of farmers’ organizations on September 26 to discuss the issues at this meeting.

The minister said both the Centre and state had taken all measures to ensure adequate supply of fertilizers.

Speaking after felicitating photographers and videographers at the function organized by BJP media cell, the minister said the launch of Mysuru division’s state government’s ambitious ‘Arthika Spandana” programme of disbursing loans to the tune of ₹ 39,300 crore through various cooperative institutions for farmers, and entrepreneurs affected during Covid will be held on October 2 in the city. Under this scheme, the agriculture sector gets Rs 15,300 crore loan for its revival and non-agricultural sector Rs 24,000 crore.