<p> Farmers from the district, who were staging a protest for the past 20 days, withdrew it on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This follows a decision by sugar factory owners to settle dues of farmers who supplied sugarcane after December 31 (during the 2017-18 fiscal), at a rate of Rs 2,500 per tonne. The protests were mainly held in Mudhol.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The farmers said their decision follows an undetaking given to the district administration by the factory owners in this regard, Vishwanath Udagatti, leader of the Raitha Sangha in Mudhol, told <span class="italic">DH</span>. </p>
<p> Farmers from the district, who were staging a protest for the past 20 days, withdrew it on Saturday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">This follows a decision by sugar factory owners to settle dues of farmers who supplied sugarcane after December 31 (during the 2017-18 fiscal), at a rate of Rs 2,500 per tonne. The protests were mainly held in Mudhol.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The farmers said their decision follows an undetaking given to the district administration by the factory owners in this regard, Vishwanath Udagatti, leader of the Raitha Sangha in Mudhol, told <span class="italic">DH</span>. </p>