Bengaluru, Oct. 17 -- Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly R Ashoka on Saturday targeted the Congress-led state government over the condition of sugarcane growers in the state, asserting that the Central Government is actively working in favour of sugarcane farmers while the state administration continues to remain silent without doing its share of work.

Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Ashoka claimed that the BJP-led Central Government had already taken a decision regarding the Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and Minimum Support Price (MSP) for sugarcane. He noted that Union Minister Pralhad Joshi took the initiative to work on the issue, which led to the formation of a relevant MSP commission.

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