Overview

• Odisha saw road blockades and long queues, and district raids in Ganjam found overpricing at godowns and outlets with officials warning dealers of licence cancellation.
• Telangana reported persistent lines at PACS centres, token distribution and street protests, with one woman fainting in Khammam as farmers worried about crop yield without timely urea.
• Telangana minister Ponnam Prabhakar accused the Centre of under‑supplying urea, citing 5.2 lakh MT received against 11 lakh MT expected, while the state’s agriculture minister pointed to import disruptions and limited domestic output.
• YSRCP announced a statewide Annadata Poru on September 9 alleging diversion and overcharging in Andhra Pradesh, as Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said 80,503 MT are in stock with 23,592 MT of urea due within 10 days and ordered action against black marketing.
• BRS said it will abstain from the vice‑presidential election in protest over farmer distress, while CPI and farmer groups in A.P. pressed for curbs on hoarding and better distribution through PACS.