Farmers under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) are holding a statewide bandh in Odisha on Wednesday. They demand the government to pay out the promised Rs 800 per quintal input assistance at state-run mandis and to kick middlemen and millers out of the paddy procurement process. The statewide bandh started from from 6 am and will continue till 2 pm.
