Bhubaneswar, Aug. 18 -- The Biju Janata Dal (BJD), the principal opposition party in Odisha, today launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led state government, accusing it of pursuing anti-farmer policies that have pushed cultivators into distress and untold misery.
Addressing a massive farmers' rally at Bargarh in western Odisha-known as the state's "rice bowl"-BJD leaders alleged that the plight of farmers has worsened in the last 14 months under the "double-engine government."
Later, the BJD submitted a memorandum to President Droupadi Murmu through the Bargarh District Collector, seeking her urgent intervention to resolve farmers' issues.
The memorandum highlighted pressing concerns such as the complex farmer registration system for p...