Over 10 thousand farmers took out a rally and held a protest meet in front of the Sub-Collector’s office in Kamakhyanagar on Thursday. BJP Kishan Morcha Dhenkanal and Sambalpur Lok Sabha Pravari Er Debashisha Hota led the rally and presided. Morcha’s Kendriya Pravari Dr Rakesh Sharma attending the meeting alleged that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik who claims himself as pro-farmer stands exposed.
He cited that Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched PM-Kisan Nidhi scheme for direct input subsidy to poor farmers and sought a list of 35 lakh beneficiaries from the State by February 22 but, the latter excluded 21 lakh farmers from the list.
Sharma further told on March 5, Patnaik declared that the Government has already transferred cash under KALIA scheme to 34.80 lakh farmers.Then, why he is afraid of uploading the list for the use of the Central Government for PM-Kisan Nidhi scheme, he asked. Er Hota blamed the BJD Government for multiple entries of in KALIA list of beneficiaries. This exposes the double standards of the CM, he told.