HASSAN: Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) working president Kodihalli Chandrashekar said here on Monday that the two factions of the sangha, which split a few years ago because of the differences between the late M.D. Nanjundaswamy and Puttanniah, have resolved to merge now.

Mr. Chandrashekar told presspersons that a decision in this regard was taken at a meeting held in Bangalore on January 5. An official announcement will be made on February 3 in front of the tomb of Prof. Nanjundaswamy in Chamarajanagar.

Leaders of the two factions will take an oath in front of the tomb to protect the interest of farmers and to work to realise the dreams of Prof. Nanjunadaswamy, he said.

About the confusion in KRRS to support Sarvodaya Party, he said that the sangha has no qualms in supporting any party which vibes with its concerns. The sangha and "Hasiru Sene" have planned to conduct a three-day workshop on "philosophy and technology of zero budget natural farming" in Arsikere.

Subhash Palekar, who experimented and advocated natural farming in Maharashtra, will inaugurate the workshop.

This workshop has been organised in memory of the sangha's honorary president Shesha Reddy, who died on November 18.

The sangha has decided to create awareness among farmers on the need to take up "zero budget natural farming" as organic farming has become expensive.

Adopting natural farming is the only way left for farmers to survive in the changed economic situation, he added.

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