The Ganjam district unit of the BJP Krushak Morcha held a demonstration before the Forest Department office here on Tuesday protesting against the anti-farmer policy of the BJD Government.
Addressing the gathering, functionaries of the Krushak Morcha lashed out at the State Government and said due to the ineptness and uncooperative attitude of the State Government, the befits of the Central schemes are eluding the farmers of the State.
The speakers further said The BJD Government anti-farmer policy of the State Government, the farming community has been ruined alleged the Morcha and demanded an immediate solution to the problem for benefit of the farmers. On the occasion a memorandum was submitted to the Brahmapur Sub- Collector addressed to the Governor.
In the memorandum, the Morcha demanded paddy procurement points, village market, sanitation and providing drinking water facilities, paying the minimum support price fixed by the Central Government to the farmers, taking steps closure of brick kilns and stone crushers which are destroying farm lands.
District Krushak Morcha president Surjya Narayan Dash, BJP district president Kanhu Charan Pati, State Krushak Morcha president Sibaji Mohanty and Saroj Sabat ,Bijay Swain and Babita Patra were present.