Karnataka Farmer Protests Bureaucracy with Radish Harvest Outside Govt Office

• Prasanna Kumar, a farmer from Dodderi Jakkenahalli village, staged a unique protest outside the Madhugiri taluk office in Tumakuru district.
• He used a megaphone to voice his frustration over the lack of a proper connecting road to his agricultural land, an issue unresolved for months.
• Prasanna brought his radish harvest on a scooter, symbolizing his willingness to offer produce instead of the alleged bribes demanded by officials.
• He accused village accountant and panchayat-level revenue inspectors of demanding money to process his request, despite orders from Lokayukta and senior leaders.
• The protest went viral online, prompting Assistant Commissioner Gotur Shivappa to instruct the tahsildar to prioritize the complaint, though revenue officials deny bribery and attribute the delay to a family dispute.