Farmers' outfit announces protest during Modi's October 25 Odisha visit

Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (UNI) Accusing the Modi government of undermining democratic rights and promoting corporate interests at the expense of ordinary people, the Navnirman Krushak Sangathan on Thursday announced protests during the Prime Minister's October 25 visit to Odisha. Announcing the protest plan at a press conference in Bhubaneswar on Thursday, the organisation's founder, Akshay Kumar, alleged that the Centre and the Odisha government were suppressing dissent while facilitating the exploitation of the state's natural resources by corporate houses. Citing the Sijimali mining controversy in Rayagada district, Kumar alleged that farmers and tribal communities resisting the transfer of land, forests,…