They broke through two barricades, which were set up by the authorities to stop them, prompting the police to use water cannons. “The BJP government is all set to destroy the panchayat system of the state. The government, in a recent decision, has increased the financial power of officers, thus demeaning the powers of the elected representatives. We are demanding a rollback of the decision,” said Prasanna Acharya, the BJD’s deputy leader in the assembly. Odisha Kisan Congress president Abhay Sahu alleged that large-scale corruption was happening over the distribution of fertilisers in the state.