Mysore/Mysuru, April 21 -- Tension prevailed for sometime, as farmers made a vain bid to lay siege to Deputy Commissioner's (DC) Office at Siddarthanagar in the city this morning.

Beginning from today, farmers under the joint aegis of Federation of State Farmers Associations and State Sugarcane Growers Association, Mysuru-Chamarajanagar district, have called for a relay protest, demanding the payment of arrears from Bannari Amman and Mahadeshwara Sugar Factories.

As part of the protest, the farmers earlier began their sit-in demonstration from the area near the statue of late former Chief Minister Devaraj Urs, at the DC office premises. Following the arrival of State Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurbur Shanthakumar, the farme...