Congress Begins 12-Hr Deogarh Bandh Over 'Irregularities' In Paddy Procurement
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Normal life has been disrupted in Deogarh as the Congress started a 12-hour bandh in protest against 'irregularities' in the paddy.
Deogarh, Jan 16: Normal life has been disrupted in Deogarh as the Congress started a 12-hour bandh in protest against 'irregularities' in the paddy.
There has been a complete halt in vehicular movement for which daily commuters have faced troubles in going to their places of destination.
The dawn-to-dusk shutdown started at 6 am and will be held till 6 pm. Activists have started picketing at different places. Both government and private offices and schools and colleges have been closed since morning.
However, essential services like medicine stores, movement of ambulances and milk vans have been excluded from the shutdown.
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✨"We have been forced to resort to a shutdown to express our concern over weak Mandi system, cut of 5 to 8 kg of per quintal of paddy, sack scam and millers' shrewd activities in the district," said activists.
They said farmers of Deogarh have suffered a lot due to the negligence of the district administration and the State government. They demanded the Mandi system be streamlined and all paddy be procured from farmers at right prices.
Adequate police personnel have been deployed to ensure that no untoward incident occurs during the bandh.
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