Paddy Purchase Irregularity: BJP To Stage Massive Protests In 5 Odisha Dists On Jan 29

Bhubaneswar: The BJP on Monday has announced to hold mass agitations in front of the collector and sub-collector offices in five Parliamentary constituencies of Western Odisha and Boudh district on January 29.

The decision was taken in a meeting of the party held in Sambalpur. Speaking to media, BJP Krushak Morcha president Pradeep Purohit said “We had given 72 hours time to the state government for procurement of paddy from all mandis but it failed. Paddy packets are still lying in the mandis and tokens which were lapsed were not regenerated.”

“The RDC had promised us to take measures to stop katni-chatni, but the practice is still going on at all the mandis. Therefore, the BJP has decided in the meeting to hold mass agitations in front of the collector and the sub-collector offices in western Odisha and Boudh district on January 29,” he added.