BJD takes out rally over fertiliser 'scarcity'

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) workers Monday took out a protest rally here to highlight the ‘acute scarcity’ of fertilisers in the state.

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A scuffle ensued when the protesters attempted to break the barricade and enter the Raj Bhavan, and police stopped them. The police used mild force to disperse the crowd. However, the police later allowed some selected BJD leaders to enter the Raj Bhavan premises and submit a memorandum to Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati.

During the rally, the protestors raised ‘anti-government’ slogans and blamed the administration for ‘failing’ to provide required fertiliser to the farmers.

However, the government in Odisha claimed that there was no shortage of fertilisers in the state.

‘The BJD rally was led by party vice-president Debi Prasad Mishra and the party’s deputy leader in the Assembly, Prasanna Acharya. Apart from MPs and MLAs, farmers, students, and youths participated in the protest and demanded proper supply of fertiliser to the agrarians.