BKU: Stop selling sulphur with urea or face protest
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BKU: Stop selling sulphur with urea or face protest
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Tribune News ServiceKurukshetra, November 6The BKU (Charuni) has threatened to launch an agitation if the alleged forced selling of sulphur along with urea is not stopped.The BKU has written to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Tomar and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, expressing resentment and seeking immediate action. The union said farmers were already being forced to buy sulphur and other products with diammonium phosphate (DAP) and, now, the condition of forcible buying of sulphur had been imposed on urea.Unethical business practicesWith every four bags of urea, which costs Rs250 a bag, dealers forcibly sell a bag of sulphur, which costs Rs250. Rakesh Bains, BKU (Charuni) spokesmanBKU (Charuni) spokesman Rakesh Bains said, “Fertiliser companies and dealers have started adopting unethical business practices. This is unacceptable. With every four bags of urea, which costs Rs 250 a bag, dealers forcibly sell a bag of sulphur, which costs Rs 250.”He further said, “When the matter was flagged, the Agriculture Department simply asked farmers to refuse to buy suplhur from shopkeepers. This is easier said than done. Shopkeepers don’t sell urea without sulphur.”The BKU (Charuni) has requested the Union Minister to provide adequate stock of the DAP and urea, direct the companies to stop forcing farmers to buy additional products, and take action against such firms.
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The Tribune
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2021-11-07