The agitated farmers had to freeze the whole night as they sat in protest in front of the mandi in their village. They accused the millers and society secretary of deducting 4-5 kilos of paddy per quintal.
The protesting farmers alleged that ‘katni chatni’ has broken their financial backbone. They added that the illegal practice has come as a double whammy for them as many of them are reeling under crop loss and debts.
No sooner was a paddy procurement centre opened in Nayagarh than the issue of ‘katni chhatni’ (weight reduction in per quintal of paddy) raised the heat in Nayagarh on Wednesday.
The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha is collecting Rs 1000 crore a year from paddy procurement, alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Manoj Mahapatra on Tuesday.
During his Sambalpur visit, Governor Raghubar Das on Monday met farmers at Parmanpur village. For the first time, they found any Governor amidst them and hence they didn’t let the opportunity slip.
The Kisan Congress demanded a legal guarantee for the MSP, a hike in paddy MSP to Rs 2,930, waiver of agriculture loans and Rs 25,000 compensation to farmers for the crop damage due to the recent low pressure-induced rains.
The state units of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress on Sunday launched a fierce attack on the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) ruling dispensation over the delay in the opening of the mandis.
The advancement of the Monsoon and the delay in the procurement process have left farmers across the state in lurch.
Amidst the protest, the State Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department claimed that new amendments in the P-PAS will help farmers and Societies to manage day-to-day paddy procurement operations in ‘mandis’.
Dharini had been under severe mental stress. Unable to cope with the situation, he collapsed in the mandi itself. Though he was rushed to nearby Baunsuni government hospital, the doctors there declared him received dead.
Thousands of farmers across several districts of Odisha took to streets on Thursday and threw paddy on the roads as a mark of protest against katni chhatni in paddy procurement.
Massive protests were seen by aggrieved farmers in Khordha, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Keonjhar districts.
A group of farmers defied security guards and stormed towards the CM’s residence and tried to stage a demonstration, but were stopped by security personnel.
Concerned over inordinate delay by the Odisha government to open paddy procurement centres across the state, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced to launch Mandi Chala Abhiyan.
he traders from the other side of the State are procuring the paddy from them, even paying higher than the price they would have fetched from the government.
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