Terming Naveen Patnaik led BJD government in Odisha as "anti-farmer," Congress MP from Kalahandi Bhakta Charan Das today demanded a bonus of Rs 300 per quintal of paddy.
Das said this while addressing a farmers rally organised by the party's farmer's cell. He too announced that the farmers agitation would continue till the state government declared provision of Rs 300 bonus over paddy.
Thousands of farmers from the nearby tribal dominated district came in a procession and staged agitation protesting the state government's alleged lack of concern towards farming communities.
"We have also decided to organised a Kalahandi bandh on December 7 to put pressure on the state government," Das said adding that while neighbouring Andhra Pradesh had been giving bonus on paddy, Odisha government refused to make similar provisions for the farmers here.
Highlighting plights of farmers in Kalahandi district, the Congress MP said "Farmers in the district are hard hit due to extensive pest attack in the month of September and October. However the state government has not given any compensation to over come the loss."
Similarly farmers who have deposited premium in the central cooperative bank to insure the paddy crops grown last year are yet to get insured amount, he pointed out.
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