“Will visit pest affected areas”, says Odisha Agri Minister

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KalingaTV News Network

“Will visit pest affected areas”, says Odisha Agri MinisterBhubaneswar: Odisha Agriculture Minister Damodar Rout on Wednesday informed that he would visit the pest affected areas of the state to take stock of the situation.

Rout claimed that he is a farmer and will definitely visit the pest affected districts including Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Kalahandi.

“I am a farmer, so I will visit the districts with pest affected crops. I will go not only once, but very often to take stock of the situation,” said the Agriculture Minister while speaking exclusively to KalingaTV today.

Rout also reacted over Odisha BJP’s meeting with the Chairman of Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Hukmdev Narayan Yadav.

“The Standing Committee of Parliament on Agriculture and Farmers Welfare should have discussed the issue with the state government. Anyway, is the Standing Committee God or what?” questioned the Minister.

A delegation of Odisha BJP led by State BJP Vice-President Samir Mohanty met Yadav today and submitted a memorandum to him over various farmer issues in Odisha.

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