Rudrappa, Sundaresh, and Nanjundaswamy presented the farmers’ demands to the Chief Minister Gundu Rao on October 17, 1980. 

They were as follows:

1. Release unconditionally all farmers arrested in various movements and withdraw cases against them. 

2. Waive loans owed by farmers so far to the government. Give fresh loans at simple interest, without mediation of banks and co-operatives. 

3. The scale of loans should keep pace with the rising expenses of cultivation. 

4. Return all property attached and auctioned for non-payment of loans.

5. Abolish land revenue and betterment levy; reduce water rates; abolish water rate for tank water and seepage water, and for lands which are not supplied with water; abolish agricultural income tax. 

6. Remove taxes and other restrictions on the use of tractors, trailors of farmers. 

7. Abolish purchase tax on sugarcane with effect from 1979-80. 

8. Reduce electricity charges to 6V2 paise per unit. 

9. Fix agricultural prices scientifically, based on man-hours spent, means it is the government should buy the agricultural produce at the supportive price. 

10. The principle for price fixation is that price should be real in the sense that they should have parity with the prices of inputs and man hours spent. 

11. Declare agriculture as an industry, and extend all facilities enjoyed by industrial labor to agriculturists also. 

12. Provide crop insurance throughout the state, without demanding premium from farmers. 

13. Every farmer and farm laborer should get old age pension.

14. Agricultural laborers should be given wages and other facilities as in the case of industrial workers. Not only right prices to farmers but also right wages to laborers should be fixed from time to time. 

15. To reduce pressure on land, give governmental land to landless laborers and help them in cultivating it under government supervision. 

16. Give lands to tenants without occupancy price and give lump sum compensation to landowners. ‘ 

17. Allocate 80% of plan expenditure on village development. 

18. Provide travel worthy roads in countryside. 

19. Reserve 50% of seats in educational institutions and employment for farmers’ children.