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Farmers gherao Sohela tehsil office seeking free electricity
The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar
|March 01, 2025
FARMERS of Sohela block on Friday gheraoed the local tehsil office over various demands including the provision of free electricity.
In the morning, a large number of farmers under the banner of Jay Kisan Andolan took out a rally from Thana chowk and moved around Sohela town before reaching the tehsil office where they held a protest meeting under the chairmanship of block chairperson Surendra Meher.
The farmers also submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, to Sohela tehsildar Subharanjan Nayak.
In the memorandum, the agitators strongly opposed the privatisation of power sector and demanded complete waiver of electricity bills for agricultural purposes. They also demanded 300 units of free electricity to each family.
This story is from the March 01, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Bhubaneswar.
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