BJP’s Odisha farmer rally protests halt in paddy procurement
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Farmers from 37 Assembly segments take part in huge demonstration in opposition to ‘fully manmade crisis’
The Odisha unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a large protest at Sambalpur, a western Odisha city, demanding quick procurement of paddy shares mendacity at completely different market yards.
The State BJP summoned virtually all its MPs and MLAs to take part in the farmers’ rally, and besieged the workplace of the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) at Sambalpur.
Farmers from 37 Assembly segments participated in the demonstration to protest non-procurement of paddy, and slashing of a small portion of paddy from each packet by procurement companies.
Bijaypal Singh Tomar, co-in-charge of the Odisha BJP, and State president Sameer Mohanty, led the agitation. They mentioned, “Farmers remained neglected for long under the Congress rule and they were deprived of their share of benefits. Farmers continue to languish even under the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) regime. Farmers are facing crisis due to the unholy nexus between the government and millers.”
“A farmer in Bargarh district died of cardiac arrest. Due to the incompetent State government, hundreds of paddy packets have been lying in market yards across the State. The crisis is fully man-made,” mentioned Mr. Mohanty.
The BJP president demanded that the federal government ought to instantly eliminate its token system, and buy on the charge of 13 quintals of paddy for one acre of non-irrigated land and 19 quintals per acre of irrigated land.
BJP staff tussled with police personnel deployed to maintain legislation and order exterior the RDC’s workplace. Later, the police took BJP leaders into custody.
“We will not leave Sambalpur until the State government takes the decision to resume procurement at different market yards. The government must also ensure that paddy procurement is resumed smoothly,” mentioned Suresh Pujari, Bargarh MP.
BJP leaders mentioned the Narendra Modi authorities had raised MSP (minimal assist worth) of paddy from ₹1,310 to ₹1,860 per quintal whereas farmers in Odisha weren’t availing MSP. They accused the State authorities of turning a blind eye to misery sale of paddy in Odisha.
The BJD reacted strongly to the BJP’s agitation saying, “It is a ploy to divert attention from the growing opposition against the three farm laws in New Delhi. The State government was procuring 10 to 11 lakh metric tonnes (MT) of paddy in 2003-04, which has gone up to 65-70 MT now. This year, the State government has already procured 25% more paddy than that in the previous year.”
Ranendra Pratap Swain, State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare and Cooperation Minister, had mentioned the procurement of paddy was affected on account of non-release of subsidy to the tune of ₹6,039 crore by the Centre.
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