Farmers' group threatens Sambalpur shutdown on Dec 19 over paddy procurement

Farmers' group threatens Sambalpur shutdown on Dec 19 over paddy procurement

Sambalpur, Dec 15 (PTI) Alleging severe irregularities in the paddy procurement process, a farmers' outfit on Monday threatened a shutdown in Odisha's Sambalpur district on December 19.Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) accused the administration of indifference towards "mounting losses of farmers" during the kharif procurement process.It alleged that lapses in token generation have left vehicles loaded with paddy strande…

Farmers Call For Sambalpur Bandh On December 19 Over Token Crisis During Paddy Procurement

Sambalpur: Intensifying the stir over delay in paddy procurement process in Odisha, agitating farmers on Monday called for a shutdown in Sambalpur district on December 19 demanding quick steps for smooth token distribution. Giving the bandh call, the Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti (POKSSS) alleged that farmers have not been issued adequate tokens causing problems in selling their produce though mandis have been opened. They al…

Odisha: Sambalpur shutdown on Dec 19 as farmers' fury over token crisis intensifies

Sambalpur: A simmering discontent over inability to sell paddy despite opening of mandis has now erupted into a full-blown farmers’ agitation with a district-wide shutdown call on December 19 in Odisha's Sambalpur district. The bandh call was given by the Paschim Odisha Krushak Sangathan Samanwaya Samiti after the crisis reached a breaking point with non-issuance of procurement tokens. Calling out the lapse as sheer administrative apathy, the ou…