BHUBANESWAR: An meeting committee headed by speaker P Okay Amat on Friday decided to satisfy President Ram Nath Kovind to apprise him of the state's call for to mend the minimal beef up price (MSP) of paddy at Rs 2930 in step with quintal.
The meeting panel move comes despite the Centre's recent choice to hike paddy MSP by Rs 200 in step with quintal. The BJP contributors, on the other hand, skipped the assembly while it used to be attended by chief of opposition Narasingha Mishra, several cupboard ministers and legislators from the BJD, the Congress and the CPI(M).
"A decision was taken at the meeting that the speaker will soon write to the President of India seeking his appointment. Since the assembly had earlier passed a resolution that the support price of paddy should be fixed at Rs 2930 per quintal (for common paddy), we will submit a memorandum in this regard," senior BJD chief Sanjay Das Burma mentioned.
Das Burma, a former food provides minister, additionally mentioned Rs 200 hike in step with quintal within the MSP of paddy isn't applicable as the cost of manufacturing in Odisha is Rs 2344 in step with quintal.
Though a solution used to be handed within the meeting to absorb the issue with the President in December last yr, the committee didn't meet sooner than the Centre announced its choice to hike the MSP.
Leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra authorized that the committee will have to have met regularly since the farmers were betrayed by the NDA govt for the previous 4 years.
"Because of the Centre's assurance to increase the MSP about one and a half time of the cost of production, we were waiting for the decision. We are not satisfied with the Rs 200 hike. So we have decided to apprise the President of India about it," Mishra mentioned.
Farmers' organisations mentioned the Centre may not consider the call for to revise it again since the Centre has already hiked the MSP for the 2018-19 kharif yr.
Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati got here down heavily on the BJP for skipping the home committee assembly.
On the committee's choice to hunt appointment with the President, Bahinipati mentioned it had on several events sought appointment from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the MSP issue.
Defending the Centre, state BJP vice-president Sameer Mohanty mentioned the meeting panel's move is aimed at politicising the issue.
The meeting panel move comes despite the Centre's recent choice to hike paddy MSP by Rs 200 in step with quintal. The BJP contributors, on the other hand, skipped the assembly while it used to be attended by chief of opposition Narasingha Mishra, several cupboard ministers and legislators from the BJD, the Congress and the CPI(M).
"A decision was taken at the meeting that the speaker will soon write to the President of India seeking his appointment. Since the assembly had earlier passed a resolution that the support price of paddy should be fixed at Rs 2930 per quintal (for common paddy), we will submit a memorandum in this regard," senior BJD chief Sanjay Das Burma mentioned.
Das Burma, a former food provides minister, additionally mentioned Rs 200 hike in step with quintal within the MSP of paddy isn't applicable as the cost of manufacturing in Odisha is Rs 2344 in step with quintal.
Though a solution used to be handed within the meeting to absorb the issue with the President in December last yr, the committee didn't meet sooner than the Centre announced its choice to hike the MSP.
Leader of opposition Narasingha Mishra authorized that the committee will have to have met regularly since the farmers were betrayed by the NDA govt for the previous 4 years.
"Because of the Centre's assurance to increase the MSP about one and a half time of the cost of production, we were waiting for the decision. We are not satisfied with the Rs 200 hike. So we have decided to apprise the President of India about it," Mishra mentioned.
Farmers' organisations mentioned the Centre may not consider the call for to revise it again since the Centre has already hiked the MSP for the 2018-19 kharif yr.
Congress chief whip Tara Prasad Bahinipati got here down heavily on the BJP for skipping the home committee assembly.
On the committee's choice to hunt appointment with the President, Bahinipati mentioned it had on several events sought appointment from Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the MSP issue.
Defending the Centre, state BJP vice-president Sameer Mohanty mentioned the meeting panel's move is aimed at politicising the issue.
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