Sharad Pawar's Letter To Minister Seeking Roll-Back Of Fertiliser Price Hike

Farmers are reeling under "one of the worst ever" crises as the coronavirus pandemic has impacted people's livelihoods, Sharad Pawar said in the letter.

NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Tuesday wrote to Union Chemical and Fertilisers Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, demanding a roll-back of increase in fertiliser prices. The second wave of #COVID19 Pandemic has impacted heavily on our people, devastating their every means of livelihood. The farming community is reeling under one of the worst ever crisis and their issues need to be addressed immediately.@DVSadanandGowda@PMOIndiapic.twitter.com/IHw0pBhpIJ Farmers are reeling under "one of the worst ever" crises as the coronavirus pandemic has impacted people's livelihoods, he said in the letter. "But I have learnt that instead of extending a helping hand to this distressed community, the Central Government has taken a decision to increase the prices of fertilisers exponentially," said the former agriculture minister. The "lockdown conditions" have crushed the marketing system and this "unfortunate" decision ahead of the monsoon would hamper pre-sowing agricultural activities and affect the production cost and productivity, he said.