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Bengaluru, Nov 8 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the government will soon issue an order to increase the price of sugarcane in the state to Rs 3,300 per quintal.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was speaking to the media in Bengaluru after garlanding the statue of Saint Kanakadasa on the occasion of Kanakadasa Jayanti on Saturday.
Responding to a question about sugar factory owners, including BJP leader and factory owner Murugesh Nirani, who claimed that they would be able to pay only Rs 3,200 per quintal, CM Siddaramaiah clarified that no such thing is happening. He said that during the meeting all the parties had agreed on the price.
The Chief Minister said, “There is no such thing as announcing one thing and doing another. Factory owners were initially unwilling to take Rs 3,200, until the Deputy Commissioner of Belagavi district intervened. After the DC’s intervention, they agreed. Additionally, the government will provide Rs 50, and the factories will have to pay another Rs 50.”
He said that the order will be issued soon. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said Sugar Minister Shivanand Patil would soon meet sugarcane farmers and make an announcement.
The government is also holding another round of meetings to resolve other contentious issues between sugarcane farmers and factory managements.
Speaking about Kanakadas Jayanti, CM Siddaramaiah said the government is celebrating the occasion with devotion in all districts, taluks and gram panchayats. The Congress-led government is committed to ensuring that the message and ideals of Kanakadas reach the people, he said.
CM Siddaramaiah said, “Kanakadas was not only a devotee but also a visionary who wanted social change. He wrote several works and was a devoted follower of Lord Krishna. When he visited the pilgrimage site of Udupi and was denied entry, his deep devotion inspired the Lord himself to come and give him darshan. Such was his greatness.”
He said, “We are celebrating the birth anniversary of Kanakadasa. Though he was born in the Kuruba (shepherd) community, he became a universal person. We all belong to the human race. Those who have humanity are truly human; those who lack it do not deserve to be called human,” he said.
He further said that Kanakadasa communicated his ideals through his kirtans, devotional songs and writings and the government is honoring him for his contribution.
–IANS
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