<p>They also staged a protest by setting ablaze tyres on the national highway and blocked the road and vent their ire.<br /><br />The farmers were in for a rude shock on Sunday when the cocoons which was sold between Rs 150 and Rs 200 per kilo every day suddenly nosedived to Rs seven on Sunday . <br /><br />They stressed the officers to fix a suitable price for their yield. As the officers expressed their helplessness, the angry farmers staged a rasta roko on the national highway and even set tyres of fire. <br /><br />They also slept on the road and refused to allow vehicular traffic. <br />Dy SP Mahadevaiah visited the spot immediately with Circle inspector Ravinaik with the police force and and tried to pacify the crowd arranging a talk between the farmers and dealers.<br /><br />They also summoned the senior officials to the spot and urged them to fix suitable price for the cocoons and pacified the farmers to withdraw the stir.<br /><br /></p>
<p>They also staged a protest by setting ablaze tyres on the national highway and blocked the road and vent their ire.<br /><br />The farmers were in for a rude shock on Sunday when the cocoons which was sold between Rs 150 and Rs 200 per kilo every day suddenly nosedived to Rs seven on Sunday . <br /><br />They stressed the officers to fix a suitable price for their yield. As the officers expressed their helplessness, the angry farmers staged a rasta roko on the national highway and even set tyres of fire. <br /><br />They also slept on the road and refused to allow vehicular traffic. <br />Dy SP Mahadevaiah visited the spot immediately with Circle inspector Ravinaik with the police force and and tried to pacify the crowd arranging a talk between the farmers and dealers.<br /><br />They also summoned the senior officials to the spot and urged them to fix suitable price for the cocoons and pacified the farmers to withdraw the stir.<br /><br /></p>