They also demanded immediate constitution of the Cauvery Management Board. A section of the farmers who gathered outside the venue of the meet at the Collectorate tried to gain entry sporting bangles on their hands. Protesting the ``failings of the State Government’’ in not obliging the demand for farm loans waiver, the agitating farmers broke the bangles and then entered the venue. The cane growers also demanded to know the development in the inquiry launched against those who indulged in malpractices involving several crores of rupees in the sugar mills. They warned that if the officials did not take any action in the coming days then the cane growers would be forced to file cases against the officials themselves.

Source: The Hindu June 16, 2017 14:56 UTC