--Release farmers
unconditionally: Activists
BHUBANESWAR: Several political
and social organisations have started demanding unconditional release of 26 members
of farmer body Nab Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS), who were arrested for
demonstrating in front of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s car near the State
Secretariat here on Tuesday.
Leaders across the party line and
social activists of more than 100 organisations in the State strongly raised voice
against the Chief Minister’s anti-farmer attitude and protested the police action
against the agitating farmers.
The process is continuing from
the day of the arrest. On Saturday also a group of social activists of
different organisations staged dharna in front of the Raj Bhawan and later
handed over a memorandum to Governor SC Jamir urging immediate intervention in
the matter.
Activists including freedom
fighter Bhabani Charan Patnaik, senior journalist Rabi Das, human rights
activist Biswapriya Kanungo, Devi Prasad Prusty, Dhanadakanta Mishra, Er
Lalitmohan Patnaik, Manoj Jena, Amiya Pandab and Sarboday leader Ramakant
Mandal participated in the dharna.
The protesters demanded the State
Government to take immediate steps in releasing the farmers unconditionally and
to give Rs 500 bonus on minimum support price (MSP) of paddy in stead of
announcing a mere Rs 100 bonus. “It is not fair to arrest the farmer leaders
like criminals. If the State Government does not release the arrested farmers,
we will intensify our protest movements in the State,” said the activists.
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