Farmers protested to block the supply of urea

Adilabad: A large number of farmers on Tuesday staged a road blockade at Jannaram demanding supply of urea from the state government and threatened to attack if the authorities failed to supply adequate fertilizer on time to save their kharif crops. If so, they will intensify their movement. The protesters said they had failed to spray urea on their standing crops due to lack of adequate supply. Due to road blockage, vehicular traffic stopped for some time. Farmers said they would teach a lesson to political leaders who come to them seeking votes during elections if they failed to supply adequate urea on time and resolve their problems. Leaders of the agitating farmers alleged that fertilizer sellers are selling DAP along with urea on the condition of purchasing it. He alleged that dealers were looting farmers by taking advantage of inadequate supply and lack of availability of urea.