The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) organised a Krushak Samabesh at Bargarh on Tuesday in support of the three farm laws.
Former MLA Pradeep Purohit who is president of the BJP Krushak Morcha led the rally where over 500 farmers from six districts of western Odisha took part. The BJP leaders criticized the ruling BJD in Odisha for supporting the farmers opposing the farm laws in Delhi protest rally. They said while the BJD Government was neck-dip in corruption, it was backing the agitating farmers in Delhi to divert attention from its wrongdoings and mislead the noble goals behind the new legislation by the Modi Government for sweeping changes in farm sector.
Among others, Bargarh MP Suresh Pujari, Kalahandi MP Basanta Panda, Sambalpur MLA Jainarayan Mishra, Rengali MLA Nauri Naik, Luisingha MLA Mukesh Mahaling, former Kuchinda MLA Rabi Naik, Zilla Parishad Bargarh president Muktar Sahu and Ashwini Sarangi took part in the rally and spoke on the occasion. On the other hand, the Congress, Bargarh, held a Shradhanjali Sabha at Gandhi Chowk under the leadership of district president Nihar Ranjan Mahanand. They paid tributes to the 33 farmers who died in New Delhi protesting against three farm laws brought out by the Modi Government. Among others Congress LS nominee last time Pradeep Debta, Nipan Dash, former Minister Ripunath Seth, Abdul Gaphar and Pandaba Karna took part.