ONL Bureau : Amidst a statewide outrage among farmers over scarcity of fertilisers during the ongoing kharif season, Odisha Food and Supplies Minister K C Patra on Thursday admitted to "black marketing" of urea in different parts of the state.
"It is a fact that black marketing of fertilisers is going on in several places across the state. We are trying to control it and enforcement is strict at many places," Patra told reporters on the Assembly premises here.
Claiming that there is sufficient stock of fertilisers to meet the demands of farmers, the minister urged farmers not to panic.
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