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BHUBANESWAR: The BJP on Monday said it will support Odisha bandh call given by farmer outfit Navnirman Krushak Sangathan (NKS) on February 21. The farmer outfit has been demanding for pension to farmers and proper price to their agriculture produce.BJP state president Basanta Panda said his party will give moral support to the farmer outfit for the Odisha bandh. Even police had not allowed farmers to stage rally in city on November 5 last year. “We protest the autocratic and anti-farmer attitude of the government,” he added.The NKS on February 13 said farmers will stage Odisha bandh to impose pressure on the state government ahead of elections. If farmers want to stage demonstration at Lower PMG in the capital, the police do not allow them..