Urea shortage: Parliamentary team visits Imphal to assess situation
The Hindu
We requested State government to resolve the crisis, says Chairperson Kanimozhi
A 15-member Standing Committee on Chemicals & Fertilizers led by Chairperson Kanimozhi, DMK MP, left Imphal on Thursday at the conclusion of a two-day official visit to make an on the spot inquiry into the reports of urea shortage in the State. The Chairperson said, “We have talked with the officials on the serious issue. We also met eight farmers to know the problems they faced. Since this is the job of the State government, we requested it to resolve the crisis. We were assured that the matter will be settled shortly.” The Opposition Congress, which raised the issue in the monsoon session of the Assembly, maintains that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s plan to double the farmers’ income will be rendered meaningless since the farmers are denied urea in time. Party MLA K. Ranjit said, “The farmers are denied fertilizers. They are told to queue up at the distribution centres. They have to join the queue at midnight or so at the centres where hardly 300 bags are distributed.” The Opposition contends that urea is sold in the blackmarket at exorbitant rates.More Related News