Chikkamagaluru planters face auction threat despite exemption under SARFAESI Act

Coffee planters in Karnataka, despite owning substantial plantations, face financial ruin as banks initiate property auctions under SARFAESI Act, defying parliamentary directives. Families like Shanti’s struggle with debt and harassment following crop losses and the death of family members. MP Kota Srinivas Poojari seeks government intervention to halt the auctions and protect the planters.