Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday accused the BJP-led Central Government of neglecting the farmers. It alleged that the BJP is shedding crocodile tears as members of the saffron party stood in protest against the mismanagement and irregularities in paddy mandis by the State Government.
After the winter session of the Odisha Assembly was adjourned amid ruckus by the opposition parties, BJD legislators staged protest near Mahatma Gandhi statue demanding the hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by the Centre.
Protesting the delay in hike of MSP and extortion of insurance money of farmers by the Centre, the BJD legislators marched from the Assembly to Raj Bhavan to meet the Governor and submitted a memorandum on the issue.
