Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah orders probe after sugarcane-laden tractors set on fire in Bagalkote

The incident occurred on Thursday evening during a farmers’ protest, which demanded ₹3,500 per tonne for their produce.

Tension prevailed in parts of Bagalkote after several sugarcane-laden tractors and trolleys headed to a factory in Rabkavi Banhatti taluk were set ablaze, allegedly by miscreants.

"Almost all farmers have accepted the sugarcane procurement price of ₹3,300 per tonne. Only farmers in Mudhol have not agreed to it. Discussions with them are underway," Siddaramaiah said.