Hyderabad, Aug. 3 -- Telangana Agriculture minister Thummala Nageswara Rao has accused the central government of providing false figures to Parliament regarding urea supply to the state.

He stated that the Centre claimed 20.20 lakh tonnes of urea were available to Telangana, when in fact only 9.80 lakh tonnes were allocated, causing confusion among farmers.

Thummala pens letter to Centre

On Saturday, August 2, minister Nageswara Rao penned a letter to Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anupriya Patel, highlighting the discrepancy and the resultant urea shortage in the state.

"For the Vaanakalam (monsoon) season, the Centre allocated 9.80 lakh tonnes to the state. This should be supplied monthly. However, less than ...