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Viral Urea Queue Fight in Telangana Fuels Fresh Political Blame

Officials report available stocks despite crowding at local outlets.

Overview

  • Two women fought while waiting for urea at an Agros Rythu Seva Kendra in Mahabubabad, with video of the scuffle spreading widely online.
  • Crowds formed with farmers carrying Aadhaar photocopies or tokens, and jostling in the line led to the altercation.
  • Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said urea is in stock and argued that long lines create confusion and frustration for those waiting hours.
  • State Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao accused the Union government of under-supplying Telangana and practicing political discrimination, while BRS and BJP blamed the state for mismanagement.
  • Farmers in the town reported a month of unsuccessful visits to PACS and Agros centers and alleged preferential distribution at one outlet.