Odisha BJP chief demands loan waiver for farmers

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Basant Panda on Tuesday demanded farmers' loans to be waived off. He also announced that they will hold a protest on January 8 for the same.

 

"Odisha's farmers are in distress for various reasons. Nobody is purchasing their harvest at the prescribed Minimum Support Price. We demand that farmers' loans be waived off. BJP will protest in front of the Secretariat on January 8," Panda told ANI.