The Bhumi Adhikar Aandolan, Odisha would organise State-wide demonstrations on August 9 to protest the alleged anti-people and anti-farmers policies adopted by both Union and State Governments.
A mass protest would be organises at Master Canteen Square and other places in the State by farmer unions, people’s organisations, trade unions who are associated with Bhumi Adhikar Aandolan, Odisha.
The main demands to be pressed for include lands to the landless families, homes to the homeless families, recognizing sharecroppers as farmers and enactment of a law for the purpose, implementation of MS Swaminathan Commission recommendation of fixing MSP as 50 per cent above cost of production to all crops, waiver of farm loans, interest- free credit for agriculture, comprehensive implementation of MGNREGA with 200 man days per year and Rs 350 daily wage per day, and monthly pension of Rs 5,000 at the age of 60 to all agriculture workers and small and marginal peasants. .
The decision was taken at the coordination meeting of the Aandolan held here recently. leaders like Suresh Panigrahi, Prafulla Samantara lokshakti, Narendra Mohanty, Sankar Sahu, Srikanta Mohanty, lingaraj, Bijay Behera, and Manohar Chohan were present.