Members of some farmers’ associations continued their protest against a private farm produce market in Belagavi for the second day on Friday.
They shouted slogans against the government for allowing the private market and alleged that it was causing huge losses to the APMC and that farmers were not being given a fair price. They demanded that the Jai Kisan Vegetable Merchants’ Association Market be closed immediately. They said they would continue to protest till the market was closed. They alleged that APMC members and officials had colluded to hatch a conspiracy, leading to the setting up of the private market in violation of rules.
