Begusarai Farmers Protest Fertilizer Black Marketing: Forced to Buy Unnecessary Chemicals

• Farmers in Begusarai, Bihar, are protesting the black marketing of fertilizers, alleging they are forced to buy urea at inflated prices (₹325-₹400 instead of ₹266).
• Shopkeepers are reportedly forcing farmers to purchase unnecessary chemicals like 'MOsic' along with urea, refusing to sell urea otherwise.
• Farmer Sonamani Singh from Cheria Bariarpur block reported buying urea at inflated prices and being forced to take chemicals at Bharkaha Chowk, the village of MLA Abhishek Anand.
• Farmers claim that officials are complicit, with the Cheria Bariarpur Block Agriculture Officer having no answers regarding the illegal sales and forced purchases.
• The situation highlights a significant challenge to the government's goal of doubling farmers' income, as farmers face financial crippling due to corruption.