Farmers vent ire at Congress government over urea shortage and app-based booking system

Farmers in Sarvelu village, Yadadri Bhongir district, are struggling to secure urea bags despite government claims of sufficient stock. Many farmers, including Damodar Reddy, have demanded that the government scrap the app system and ensure direct supply of urea to villages.

Nalgonda: Reflecting the hardships being faced by the farming community in securing urea bags in the State, a farmer from Sarvelu village in Yadadri Bhongir district vented his ire at the Congress government for introducing what he called an illogical and senseless measure.

While the Congress government claims there is sufficient urea available in the State, farmers have been struggling to secure even a single bag this season. To make matters worse, the government’s move to introduce an app-based booking system for securing urea bags has left farmers fuming.

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“I am illiterate. I cannot use a smartphone to book a urea bag. How can the government introduce such senseless measures and compound farmers’ woes,” Damodar Reddy, a farmer, fumed at the Farmer Producer Organisation in the village.

Several farmers from the village gathered at the centre to register their names and book urea bags online. However, due to technical glitches, farmers were not receiving the One Time Password on their mobile phones.

Irked by the technical snags and the government’s failure to supply sufficient urea bags, farmers expressed anger at the officials. “It has been close to two months and still we have not received any urea. Our investments and hard work will go futile. We feel like crying and committing suicide,” Damodar Reddy said in a video that is circulating on social media.

The farmers also complained that soon after opening the app for bookings, a ‘no stock’ message was displayed on their mobile screens.

To secure even one bag of urea, the farming community is facing severe difficulties. Considering the hardships, farmers demanded that the government scrap the app-based booking system and ensure direct supply of urea to villages.