Leaders of various peasants’ organisations under the banner of the All India Kishan Sangharsh Coordination Committee (AIKSCC) State unit on Tuesday denounced the populist 'KALIA' scheme by the BJD Government and dubbed it as a “lollypop”.
They doubted the sincerity of the Government as there is no budgetary provision for the scheme and said it is to confuse the farmers and general public as the elections are approaching.
They protested the anti-people and anti-farmer polices of both the Central and State Governments and demanded minimum profitable support price as per the recommendation of Swami Nathan Commission.
They supported the call by the Central Trade Unions for all India strike on January 8 and 9 against anti-people policies of the Modi- led NDA Government and pledged to make it a success.
The leaders also demanded Rs 750 as bonus for paddy by the State Government. Instead of declaring of populist scheme, the Governments should take appropriate measures to free all eligible farmers from the debt trap and assist them to live with dignity, they demanded. They also sought a minimum pension for all the farmers after age ofyears.
Suresh Panigrahi of Odisha Krushak Sabha(OKS), Krushnachandra Rout of All India KishanSabha, Ashok Pradhan of Akhila Bharat Kishan Mahasabha, Batakrushna Swain of Akhila Bharat Kishan Khet Majdoor Kishan Sabha, Pramod Rath of Akhila Bharat Krantikari Kishan Sabha and Narendra Mohanty (Chasi-Mulia Surakshya Sangram Parisada were present.