BJP opposes collection of donation from farmers

Mandya Karnataka 18_November_2014 : Opposing collection of funds from milk suppliers for setting up a mega dairy, members of Raitha Morcha wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party staging a protest demonstration on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in Mandya on November 18, 2014

Members of the Raitha Morcha wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Mandya, staged a protest here on Tuesday against the move to collect donations from milk suppliers for setting up a mega dairy.

The Mandya Milk Union Ltd. (MANMUL) plans to set up a mega dairy near Gejjalagere, near Maddur.

The union has been deducting Rs. 1.5 a litre of milk from milk suppliers while clearing their bills.

Protest

The morcha members staged a demonstration near the Raitha Sabhangana here on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway.

‘Seek grants’

Criticising the milk union for what they said forcibly deducting money from suppliers’ bill, the morcha members raised slogans against the move.

They urged the union to seek grants from the State or the Union government for the proposed project.

Sugarcane

Meanwhile, the farmers have urged the State government to announce Rs. 3,000 a tonne as procurement price for sugarcane for the 2014-15 crushing season.