Hundreds of farmers in Odisha’s Bargarh district reportedly clashed with police personnel, while attempting to barge into the collector’s office, demanding registration of names to participate in paddy procurement during the kharif season.

Resentment among the farmers grew after the district-level paddy procurement committee (DLPC) meeting, scheduled to be held Monday, was postponed, they said.

When the farmers were trying to march towards the office of the district collector, the police personnel prevented them, leading to a scuffle, an officer said.

Bargarh MLA Ashwini Kumar Sarangi claimed that over 4,500 farmers from the district were left out of the paddy procurement process, as they were not able to register themselves due to various reasons.

“It is a genuine demand of the farmer

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