Odisha Channel Bureau Bhubaneswar: A large number of protesting farmers courted arrest when they blocked the main road near AG Square here on Tuesday to highlight their demands.The farmers, who had been staging a dharna on the Mahatma Gandhi Marg since March 18 under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan, managed to reach the main road leading to Naveen Nivas from the State Assembly despite the efforts of hundreds of policemen not to allow them stage a road blockade.As the police took time to take the agitating farmers into custody from the main road near in front of the Traffic Police Station as well as other places between AG Square and Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik delayed his return to Naveen Nivas by at least 15 minutes than his schedule time for lunch.The Sangathan has been demanding payment of compensation to the families of distressed farmers who committed have suicide during the past few months, provision of Rs.5,000 pension for farmers, better procurement facilities and higher minimum support price for their produce.The Naveen Patnaik Government, however, continues to pay no attention towards the demands being raised by the farmers all these days.As many as seven legislators of the ruling Biju Janata Dal had visited the Sangathan’s dharna site on Mahatma Gandhi Marg and held discussions with the Sangathan leader Akshay Kumar on Monday and assured that the government would soon respond to their demands.Kumar, however, informed journalists that the talks had failed as the government didn’t accept their demands till late on Monday night forcing them to resort to Jail Bharo agitation on Tuesday.
March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016
0 Comment
Related Articles:
- 5T Secretary reviews progress on CMO district visit grievance redressal
September 13, 2023, 11:47 am
- Patnaik announces Rs 10 lakhs each to Asian Game qualified Odisha athletes
September 13, 2023, 8:13 am
- Odisha CMO reviews grievances related to industrial development
September 12, 2023, 1:10 pm
- Odisha accelerates economic growth with approval of 9 key industrial projects
September 12, 2023, 4:02 am
- Odisha government is committed to welfare of animals: Patnaik
September 8, 2023, 4:18 pm
- Naveen Patnaik felicitates visually-challenged cricket players
September 8, 2023, 2:59 pm
- Odisha panchayat polls: Landslide victory for BJD, BJP distant second
March 1, 2022, 12:33 pm
- Hemananda Biswal: An inspiration for tribal leaders of Odisha
February 26, 2022, 5:17 am
- Hemananda Biswal passes away, to be cremated at his native place
February 26, 2022, 5:10 am
- Urban civic polls in Odisha to be held on March 24
February 25, 2022, 6:03 pm
Breaking News:
- Trump trial updates: Jury selection finished, man sets himself on fire outside courthouse
April 19, 2024, 6:18 pm - Woman in Trump jury pool breaks down in tears
April 19, 2024, 5:11 pm - Aldi’s ‘aisle of shame’ is a middle row of goodies that have nothing to do with groceries. Shoppers are huge fans of it
April 19, 2024, 5:03 pm - Trump Finally Sees Consequences for his Big Mouth in Hush-Money Trial
April 19, 2024, 2:48 pm - 'I tried telling them to stop': Video shows people yank bear cubs from tree for selfie
April 19, 2024, 2:46 pm - Watch: Ukraine ‘shoots down’ Russian bomber armed with cruise missiles
April 19, 2024, 1:54 pm - Man shoots himself inside Tulane School of Medicine, causing closure
April 19, 2024, 1:50 pm - Opinion: I survived the Holocaust. What I see happening in Berkeley is frightening
April 19, 2024, 1:19 pm - Maryland high school student arrested after authorities discovered a 129-page document detailing school shooting plan, police say
April 19, 2024, 11:14 am - If Congress passes funding, this is how the US could rush weapons to Ukraine for its war with Russia
April 19, 2024, 10:31 am