Bhubaneswar, Jan 28: The BJP Krushak Morcha will stage agitations at all 58 subdivisions in Odisha for three days from January 29 to 31 and submit memorandums to the Governor through Sub Collectors, demanding a CBI probe into the alleged corruption in paddy procurement in the State.  

Morcha State President Maheshwar Sahu stated this in a press release. 

"A massive corruption has occurred in paddy procurement during the current Kharif procurement season. Millers, officers, and ruling party leaders from grassroots to top level are involved in the corruption," alleged Sahu. 

Sahu said five to 10 kg is being deducted from every quintal of paddy procured from farmers. The farmers are not being given bags. Rs 5 to Rs  10 is being collected towards loading and weight costs, he alleged. 

He said two percent of the amount of the paddy procurement is being given by the Centre for the Development of Mandis. This amount is spent for the safe keeping of paddy at the Mandis. As such this amount is utilized for the construction of storerooms, pucca pandals, toilets and drinking water facilities. However, paddy is being piled up under the open sky at more than 98 percent of Mandis, he alleged.

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"What the State government is doing with the amount being provided by the Union Government. This indicates massive corruption," Sahu alleged and demanded that a CBI investigation be done at the earliest.