Shivakumar presses sugar mills for settlement as farmers seek up to Rs 6,000 per tonne

Bengaluru, Oct 26 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday pressed sugar mill owners to reach a settlement with sugarcane farmers demanding a price of up to Rs 6,000 per tonne, urging the industry to show generosity towards growers and warning against allowing the dispute to escalate into unrest. Addressing a meeting with sugar mill owners here, Shivakumar said the responsibility for resolving the dispute rested jointly with the mills, the state government and the Centre, and called for a mutually acceptable solution that would protect the interests of both farmers and the sugar industry. "Even if it imposes…