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They are also seeking a pension of Rs 5,000 per month for the state's 36 lakh farmers. BHUBANESWAR :After Mumbai, it was the turn of the Odisha Assembly to face protests by farmers as thousands of them launched a dharna in front of it on Monday.The farmers are demanding a hike in the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy to Rs 5,000 per quintal. There is no pension for farmers at present in the state.The farmers, who came from different districts of the state under the banner of Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS), demanded that they be paid pension on attaining 60 years of age. AAM RG KK HMB HMB "The agitation will intensify and reach the grass-root level if the state government fails to fulfil our demands," NKS convenor Akshay Kumar said.Its adviser, Soumya Ranjan Patnaik , has recently joined the ruling Biju Janata Dal and has filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections..