Urea: DK Aruna condemns Congress's propaganda

Hyderabad. BJP National Vice President and Mahbubnagar MP DK Aruna today said that her party strongly condemns the false propaganda being spread by the Congress Government and BRS party leaders targeting the Centre to create a wrong perception among farmers over urea shortage in Telangana.

Urea shortage is the negligence of Congress government: MP DK Aruna

MP DK Aruna said that the shortage of urea in Telangana has arisen due to the negligence and inefficient governance of the Congress government. In a statement, he said that it is unfortunate that such a situation is only in Telangana. He said, “Farmers are facing difficulties due to the failure of the Congress government in supply and storage planning. Telangana farmers should not be under any illusion about fertilizers. The central government has already supplied more urea than the state's requirement for this Rabi season. While the state needs 9.5 lakh metric tonnes, the Center has sent 12.02 lakh metric tonnes of urea.

The Center is assessing the needs of the state from time to time: BJP

He said that apart from this, all the fertilizers like DAP and NPKS have been sent in excess of the state's requirement. An example of this is that while 1.47 lakh tonnes are required for DAP, only 1.72 lakh tonnes have been sent." He also said that the Centre is assessing the state's needs from time to time and supplying more, but the state government has completely failed to manage the distribution system properly. He said, "The proof of this situation is the allegations that Markfed has gone bankrupt and is levying transportation charges on farmers and fertilizers are being stored in some cooperative societies and sent to the black market. The real problem is the failure of the state government. It is unethical to make false allegations against the Centre to hide this."

The central government is giving subsidy to farmers for urea: Aruna

Aruna said the central government was giving farmers a subsidy of Rs 2,236 for a urea bag and Rs 2,422 for a DAP bag. She said a farmer with one acre was getting a fertilizer subsidy of Rs 9,316 for one crop. “If two crops are grown in a year, it is Rs 18,632. Apart from this, the Centre is providing a total assistance of Rs 24,632 through PM Kisan,” she said. She alleged that the Congress government was looting farmers by selling urea, which is available at Rs 268, at a higher price and DAP, which is available at Rs 1311, at an extra price.

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