Rahul Gandhi targets Modi government over shortage of specialised fertilizers from China
'India is an agrarian country and our farmers are the backbone of the economy. But this backbone is now bending because of foreign dependence,' Mr. Gandhi said in a post on Facebook on Wednesday (July 2, 2025).
'India imports 80 per cent speciality fertilizers from China. But now they have suddenly stopped supply,' the Congress leader said, sharing a news report that claimed China has stopped supplying fertilizers, affecting Indian farmers.
Farmers were already battling shortages of essential fertilizers, including urea and diammonium phosphate (DAP), and now they had to deal with the 'China crisis' in speciality fertilizers, Mr. Gandhi claimed.
'Prime Minister can get his photo printed on fertilizer sacks while farmers are becoming dependent on 'Made in China'. There was no preparation despite knowing that these supplies can stop anytime. When there was a need to encourage domestic production, no plan was prepared,' the Congress leader said.
'Will farmers now become dependent on others even in their own land?' Mr. Gandhi said, adding that farmers 'drowning in losses and frustration' were questioning the paradigm of development.
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