Mysore/Mysuru, Nov. 7 -- Lashing out at the State Government for failing to address farmer issues despite farmers of Belagavi region protesting for days demanding minimum price of Rs.3,500 per tonne of sugarcane, Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) wondered what Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was doing when farmers have hit the streets in Northern parts of Karnataka.

Speaking to presspersons before taking part in the DISHA meeting at ZP Office premises here this morning, Kumaraswamy, who is also a former Karnataka Chief Minister, expressed dismay that CM Siddaramaiah, who has the record of presenting the maximum number of budgets, seems to have forgotten the ways to address farmer issues.

Questioning Siddar...