Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 25: Former Minister and senior BJP leader, Choudhary Sukhnandan Kumar today said that during ongoing Rabi season in Jammu, the sale of urea has made the farmers worried as the companies are forcing the farmers to buy Nano DAP and Nano urea which is in liquid form while since long they have been using DAP Urea only.
“The black marketing of Urea and DAP at double rates during the ongoing Rabi season has further worsen the already fractured financial condition of the Jammu based farmers,” Sukhnandan told reporters after meeting with hundreds of farmers who gathered at Marh block near his office today morning,
The former Minister said that the farmers in Jammu are worried as IFFCO company and IPL Company is forcing the farmers to purchase Nano DAP, Nano Urea and Potash while the farmers being ignorant about Nano Urea and Nano DAP are running here and there but there is nobody to aware them their use, benefits and damages.
At the same time, the IPL (Indian Potash limited) company is forcing the farmers to buy Potash also. At Chinore farms, the total yield on 15,000 kanals was mere and production were 12000 qtl due to the use of Nano DAP and Nano Urea. There by making huge losses to the farmers, said Sukhnandan.
Sukhnandan assured the villagers that he would take up the matter with the LG Manoj Sinha to intervene and resolve the issue. The fertilizers are very essential for good yield and someone from the Government must aware the farmers so that they don’t feel cheated at the hand of companies, he added.
He said the BJP-led Government at Centre has always supported the farmers and increase in MSP has helped the farmers all over the country.
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