Several farmers staged a sit-in protest on the National Highway over irregularities in the issuance of tokens for paddy procurement near Sindurpank Square in Sambalpur on Friday.

According to the protestors, though several farmers in Sambalpur district have registered to sell their harvested paddy during the paddy procurement, many of them have allegedly not received their tokens.

Hundreds of farmers, unhappy with the situation, staged the protest, seeking a resolution to the issue.

As per reports, the agitation led to severe traffic congestion, leaving many vehicles stranded on both sides of the National Highway.

Apart from Sindurpank Square, hundreds of farmers also reportedly staged a protest near Bareipali and Dhama over tokens, infrastructure and paddy procurement issues.

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