Bhubaneswar, Jan. 28 -- Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) workers on Wednesday blocked the Puri-Bhubaneswar road in Uttara Chhak during their eight-hour Odisha bandh. They are protesting against alleged lapses in paddy procurement.

The workers set fire to tyres on the road and blocked public entry to the Puri-Bhubaneswar road in Uttara Chhak during the bandh.

Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MP Sasmit Patra on Tuesday said the party will raise two specific issues concerning Odisha in Parliament, as directed by party president Naveen Patnaik, with a sharp focus on farmers' distress and the deterioration of law and order in the state.

Speaking to ANI, Patra said the BJD would strongly flag problems related to paddy procurement and the worsening si...