Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda slams BJP govt in Haryana, says there is a fertiliser shortage in 5 districts
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Chandigarh: Former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has expressed concern over the shortage of diammonium phosphate (DAP), stating that there was a significant shortage in many areas, including Sonipat, Jhajjar, Fatehabad, Hisar and Rohtak.
He said farmers were facing a shortage of fertilisers, but the govt had been indifferent to their plight.
Hooda added farmers faced a shortage of fertilisers every season because the BJP govt did not make timely arrangements. Due to this, he said, farmers were being forced to buy expensive fertilisers in the black market, which placed an economic burden on them and increased the input cost.
He highlighted that DAP had completely run out in Sonipat, as 1.1 lakh quintals of the fertiliser was needed this season, but only 40,000 quintals was supplied.
"There is a shortage in Jhajjar as well. Barely 150 quintal DAP was supplied a week ago, but now the fertiliser supply has stopped, and it has also stopped in Rewari," he said.
Hooda said 1.7 lakh quintal DAP was needed in Rohtak district, but the supply had been inadequate. He said in Fatehabad, 1.85 lakh quintal DAP was required, but only 55,000 quintal DAP had been supplied. "In Hisar, DAP has not been supplied for 15 days," he said.
Hooda said the shortage of fertiliser had been a constant problem ever since BJP came to power.
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