BARGARH : Demanding free electricity, farmers of Bhatli block took to the streets and gheraoed the local tehsil office on Friday.
In the morning, the agitators under the banner of Jay Kisan Andolan took out a procession from Bhatli town hall and reached Bhatli tehsil office shouting slogans. They also held a protest meeting on the spot.
Led by block president Manabhanjan Pradhan, the farmers also submitted a memorandum addressed to Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, to additional tehsildar Abhiram Seth. In the memorandum, they demanded free electricity for agricultural purposes.
