BENGALURU, Sept. 21 -- Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar has said the state will pass a resolution protecting farmers' interests during the special session on the Kasturirangan report and take the state's position to the Centre through an all-party delegation.

"In the special session convened to discuss the K Kasturirangan committee report on conservation of the Western Ghats, an appropriate resolution will be passed without causing harm to farmers," Shivakumar said during his visit to Sakleshpur.

Shivakumar said the government had earlier rejected the report during Siddaramaiah's tenure, but the state must now formulate its position before the deadline. "For the past two days, I have travelled through Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkam...