The Congress staged a protest and road blockade in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Friday, demanding an extension of the paddy procurement deadline and opposing the state government’s decision to keep liquor shops open on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary. The agitation, led by the district Congress committee, disrupted traffic near the Kolaibahal mandi and escalated the party’s attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led state government over farmer welfare and governance issues.