In Belagavi, a large number of traders and small-and-micro industry owners marched up to the office of the Deputy Commissioner with their banners and placards. They shouted slogans demanding that the government roll back the hike. Their protests came at a time when the state government started the registration process earlier this week for the 'Gruha Jyoti' scheme offering up to 200 units of free electricity for residential connections.Ĭarrying banners, posters and placards, the traders and industrialists held marches in the district headquarters of Hubballi-Dharwad, Shivamogga, Belagavi, Ballari, Vijayanagar, Davangere and Koppal, among others. The hike will be by ₹three to ₹four per kg across the fine rice varieties,” KSRMA General Secretary S Shiva Kumar said.įollowing a call for a 'bandh' given by Hubballi-based Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), industrialists and small traders participated in a protest march in big numbers. The power tariff and paddy prices have gone up. “It is not us who are increasing the price.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka State Rice Millers' Association (KSRMA) has hinted that the rice prices may be increased in the state by about ₹three to ₹four per kg.
He asserted that the power tariff was increased by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) and not the state government. Traders and small business owners held protest rallies in several parts of Karnataka and observed a one day strike on Thursday opposing the recent power tariff hike, even as the state's Medium and Large Scale Industries Minister M B Patil appealed to them to cooperate with the state government.
(REUTERS) The Karnataka State Rice Millers' Association (KSRMA) has hinted that the rice prices may be increased in the state by about ₹3 to ₹4 per kg. Karnataka Minister M B Patil asserted that the power tariff was increased by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) and not the state government.
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