Tag: Irregularities In Paddy Procurement

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to check irregularities during paddy procurement, BJP workers will guard ‘mandis’ across Odisha, said Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today. “Since past several years, the paddy procurement in Odisha is saddled with irregularities. There is resentment over the fact that farmers are being harassed either by millers or middlemen over quality of […]

Sonepur: Amidst several reports of irregularities in mandis, more lapses have surfaced after some farmers in Odisha reportedly received payments twice in their bank accounts after paddy procurement. According to reports, over 800 farmers in Sonepur district received such double transfers against their sale of paddy in the current season. Sources said funds to the […]

Sambalpur: The protest of the Odisha BJP over alleged irregularities in paddy procurement has further intensified with the leaders of the saffron party issuing an ultimatum to the state government to lift all the paddy stocks lying at different market yards within the next 72 hours. Alleging apathy of the government towards the farmers, State […]

Bhubaneswar: Irked over irregularities in paddy procurement and faulty token system of the State government, hundreds of farmers from across Odisha staged protests by blocking roads in different parts of the State on Wednesday. The irate farmers of Harichandanpur under Keonjhar district staged a dharna and blocked the by-pass road by pilling up sacks of […]