BJD calls for 12 hour Bandh in Raighar Block

Umerkote: A 12-hour Bandh has been called by the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Raighar Block of Nabarangpur district in Odisha, bringing normal life to a standstill.

The shutdown, which began at 6 am today and will continue until 6 pm, has been organized in protest against irregularities in paddy procurement at the local Dhan Mandi.

The protest is primarily driven by the delayed payment of paddy sold by farmers to the mandi. Despite selling 14,252 quintals of paddy worth approximately Rs 4.5 crore since February, 344 farmers from the Raighar area have yet to receive payment, four months after the sale.