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BHUBANESWAR: Protesting the farm laws enacted by the Centre, Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee has taken a decision to hold a ‘Chasi Samabesh’ (farmer convention) at Bargarh by end of this month to show solidarity to the farmer movement.
Congress state president Niranjan Patnaik here on Saturday said he will attend the Chasi Samabesh and appeal the people to show solidarity to the farmer movement. He demanded the Centre to give legal guarantee on minimum support price (MSP) of agricultural products and stop being arrogant.
“Farmers are protesting against the Modi government, which is trying to weaken the MSP and mandi system for private interests to benefit. That s why the BJP is abusing and targeting farmers. India’s soul - ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kisaan’ is in grave danger,” said Patnaik.
BHUBANESWAR: BJP s farmer wing will organise farmer conventions at different places of the state protesting Odisha government s alleged apathetic attitude towards its farmers. It will raise the issues like distress sale of paddy, alleged irregularities in token system for paddy procurement at Mandi and harassing farmers during procurement.
BJP Krushak Morcha state president Pradip Purohit said they will hold farmer conventions (Chasi Samabesh) at six places in the state by end of this month. The conventions will be held at Cuttack on December 19, at Aska in Ganjam on December 20, at Jeypore on December 22, at Dhenkanal on December 23, at Balasore on December 24 and at Bargarh on December 26.