Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.
According to the CM’s travel plan shared with the media, he is expected to land in Delhi at 1:30 pm.
The meeting is likely to take place at 5 pm, according to official sources.
Siddaramaiah is scheduled to depart for Bengaluru at 7 pm.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister, the CM is likely to discuss the sugarcane farmers’ issue and pending approvals for Mahadayi and Mekedatu water projects, official sources said.
Siddaramaiah, on November 6, had written to the PM, seeking an appointment to discuss the sugarcane farmers’ issue, amid their protest demanding a higher price of Rs 3,500 per tonne for their produce.
In the letter, he had claimed that the root of the problem lies in central policy levers: the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) formula, the stagnating Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar, export curbs, and the under-utilised ethanol off take from sugar-b​Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday.
According to the CM’s travel plan shared with the media, he is expected to land in Delhi at 1:30 pm.
The meeting is likely to take place at 5 pm, according to official sources.
Siddaramaiah is scheduled to depart for Bengaluru at 7 pm.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister, the CM is likely to discuss the sugarcane farmers’ issue and pending approvals for Mahadayi and Mekedatu water projects, official sources said.
Siddaramaiah, on November 6, had written to the PM, seeking an appointment to discuss the sugarcane farmers’ issue, amid their protest demanding a higher price of Rs 3,500 per tonne for their produce.
In the letter, he had claimed that the root of the problem lies in central policy levers: the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) formula, the stagnating Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugar, export curbs, and the under-utilised ethanol off take from sugar-b ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
