Overview

• Congress workers in Satna blocked Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s convoy and waved black flags over alleged fertiliser scarcity.
• Chouhan said Satna has received 27,700 metric tonnes of urea so far compared with 23,500 metric tonnes by this time last year, and he noted the arrival of a 1,500‑tonne rake.
• He stated he will take up the matter with the state government and the Fertiliser Ministry to ensure farmers do not face shortages.
• LoP Umang Singhar alleged a state‑engineered crisis and collusion with black‑marketeers, citing Centre figures of a three‑year surplus of 16.25 LMT urea and 7.11 LMT DAP.
• Singhar pointed to police lathi‑charges on farmers queued for fertiliser in Rewa on September 2 and Bhind on September 8, arguing the issue stems from distribution and planning failures.