The farmers of Nabarangpur will hold a huge procession and submit a demand letter to the Government, through the Collector, against paddy procurement irregularities, said farmer leader Khemraj Bagh.
The Government has set up mandis in each block to provide farmers with fair prices of agricultural produce.
However, due to the corrupt attitude of the brokers and supply department officials, the farmers have been seen selling their paddy at prices less than the MSP, he alleged.
About 1.5 lakh quintals of paddy has been lying unsold in the district, including unsold paddy in some farmers' houses, he informed. He said, a huge Kisan rally will march from Chandahandi to Nabarangpur on March 3 and reach at Nabarangpur on March 8 covering 130 km. A preparatory meeting with the farmers was held at village Chakamal under Chandahandi block in Nabarangpur district on Tuesday.
The rally will start on Wednesday by 8am from Chandahandi. After staying in various villages through Jhrigaon, Umarkote, Dabugaon and Papadahandi blocks, it will reach the Nabarangpur district headquarters on March 8. On March 9, a memorandum in this regard will be submitted to the District Magistrate.
The farmers will raise various demands, including weeding out corruption in mandis, stern action against those involved in irregularities, lifting of paddy of farmers from all the mandis in and immediate payment of money to the farmers.