TPCC chief slams Centre over urea shortage

Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) chief B. Mahesh Kumar Goud has slammed the Centre for failing to provide adequate urea supplies to the State, accusing it of deliberately undermining Telangana and discriminating against Congress-ruled States.

Speaking at a press conference at Gandhi Bhavan here on Tuesday, Mr. Goud provided details about the plight of many farmers due to urea shortage and emphasised that Congress MPs from Telangana, backed by leaders like Priyanka Gandhi, are actively protesting in Parliament to address the issue.

Mr. Goud pointed out that Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao have written several times to the Centre, expressing concerns over the urea shortage.

“Despite these efforts, the Centre led by NDA has not fulfilled Telangana’s urea allocation, with a shortfall of nearly 3 lakh metric tonnes, causing significant hardship for farmers,” he said, and demanded that the Centre immediately supply Telangana’s allocated share of urea.

Mr. Goud also criticised BJP leaders from the State, including Union Ministers G. Kishan Reddy and Bandi Sanjay Kumar, accusing them of negligence and colluding with the BRS to malign the Congress government’s image. “While farmers are protesting here for urea, Mr. Kishan Reddy is ‘sleeping in Delhi’,” the MLC said, questioning their commitment to the State’s welfare. He also observed that this would not do any good for democracy.