They claimed that the cost of milk has now gone up after rise in the prices of potato, onion, garlic and vegetables. While the new milk has hit the market in saffron colour packet its price has increased by Rs two per packet, they claimed, adding that the packet also contains reduced quantity of milk.
While leaders of opposition BJD and Congress have lashed out at the government over the issue, Odisha Milk Farmers Association (OMFA) has described the move as erroneous.
Coming down heavily on the BJP government over the issue, BJD leader Goutam Buddha Das and Congress MLA Sofia Firdous said the new government has changed the names of many welfare schemes. While the colour of LAccMI bus had been changed to saffron earlier, now the colour of milk packets has also been changed, they said, adding that the price of milk has also increased.
While each OMFED packet earlier contained 500 ml of milk, now the quantity has been reduced to 450 ml and the price has gone up by Rs two per packet, they said, milk price has risen to Rs 56 per litre.
