AP farmers hit by urea crisis: YSRCP calls for statewide agitation under ‘Annadatha Poru’
The YSRCP accused the ruling coalition of looting farmers of over Rs 200 crore through black market operations
By Newsmeter Network
Tadepalli: The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) will organise a massive statewide agitation on Tuesday, September 9, under the banner ‘Annadatha Poru’ to protest the artificial urea shortage and black marketing that have severely affected farmers.
Farmer associations protest at RDO offices
Acting on the call of YSRCP President and former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, party cadres and farmer associations will hold peaceful protests in front of all RDO offices and submit representations demanding strict action.
“Farmers across the State are being forced to wait in long queues for urea, while traders under the patronage of ruling coalition leaders are diverting supplies into the black market,” Jagan said.
Rs 200 extra per fertiliser bag
Farmers alleged they must pay up to Rs 200 extra per bag or buy pesticides to get fertilisers.
The YSRCP accused the ruling coalition of looting farmers of over Rs 200 crore through black market operations. Even when farmers seized trucks carrying illegal urea, no action was taken against the culprits, exposing the government’s complicity, the party alleged.
The YSRCP has demanded immediate steps to stop black marketing, supply fertilisers at MRP, restore free crop insurance, provide input subsidies in rain-affected areas and ensure Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all crops.
Jagan slams State government’s ‘callous attitude’
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu’s dismissive and threatening remarks on the crisis have drawn sharp criticism, with farmers expressing outrage.
With nearly 40 per cent of farmland left unsown this season due to fertiliser shortage, the government’s failure to plan and review agricultural needs stands exposed, the YSRCP said.
Farmers are openly comparing the present misrule with the previous YSRCP government, which implemented crop insurance, timely subsidies, doorstep fertiliser supply, Rythu Bharosa and the Price Stabilisation Fund to protect them.
Now, with rising anger and disillusionment, farmers are preparing to join the Annadatha Poru in large numbers to hold the government accountable, the party said.
