Kishan Reddy Criticizes Government on Urea Misuse and Hyderabad Civic Issues

Fast Summary

• Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy accused the Congress-led Telangana government of black-market selling and diverting urea supplied by the Center, urging them to resolve issues creating artificial scarcity.
• Reddy pointed out that Telangana has 2.04 lakh tonnes of urea as opening stock for Kharif season but claimed the State falsely alleged shortages before sowing began, causing unwarranted panic among farmers.
• Despite global price hikes,the Centre has maintained ₹265 per bag for 11 years while bearing subsidy costs of ₹80,000 crore for Telangana; neem-coated urea is being provided to deter misuse.
• He demanded accountability from the State government in ensuring proper distribution and stopping defamation against the Centre’s efforts in agriculture supply chain management.
• Criticizing poor civic conditions like inadequate roads and drainage systems across Hyderabad under Congress governance, Reddy called for increased funding to GHMC and HMWSSB departments amid concerns over unpaid contractor bills leading to work delays.
• Allegations made against unchecked illegal land deals similar to concerns raised under past BRS rule; he also extended support toward long-pending grievances of employees on salary revisions or arrear clearancing fronts alongside calling proactive dialogues engagement modes departmentally setting overdue simplification pace frameworks categorically usable boost aligned clarify prefere coverage spheres finally cement roadmap.

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