Bhubaneswar, July 21 -- The Odisha Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP government of pushing farmers into distress by failing to ensure the timely supply of fertilisers during the ongoing kharif season and warned of a statewide agitation down to the panchayat level if the crisis is not resolved immediately.
Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan, former MLA and OPCC Organisation In-charge Santosh Singh Saluja, OPCC Kisan Department President Abhay Sahu, and OPCC Cooperative Cell President Amiya Kumar Pattnaik alleged that farmers across the state are facing an acute shortage of fertilisers at a crucial stage of cultivation.
The Congress leaders charged the BJP's "double-engine government" with betraying the farming community by ...