Farmers’ shutdown to hit B'luru–Mysuru highway in Mandya on Oct 23. The Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) has called for a shutdown of the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway near the Gananguru toll plaza on October 23, demanding higher sugarcane prices and a complete waiver of farmers loans. The farmers' organisation said the proposed protest aims to put pressure on both the state and Union governments to address farmers' long-pending demands.