Sharmila seeks immediate steps to end fuel crisis in Andhra Pradesh
Y. S. Sharmila, the Andhra Pradesh Congress president, criticized the TDP-led NDA government for the ongoing fuel crisis in the state. She highlighted the distress of aqua farmers, sharing a video of one farmer pleading for diesel to save his shrimp crop. Sharmila called for immediate action to address the situation, attributing the crisis to government negligence.
- ▪Y. S. Sharmila criticized the TDP-led NDA government for the fuel crisis in Andhra Pradesh.
- ▪She shared a video of a farmer who needed diesel to save his shrimp crop from perishing.
- ▪Sharmila demanded immediate measures to resolve the crisis, citing government negligence.
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Andhra Pradesh Congress president Y. S. Sharmila on Tuesday criticised the TDP-led NDA government in the State over the prevailing fuel crisis, terming it a clear administrative failure. Andhra Pradesh fuel queues ease on Tuesday; dealers say oil firms’ ‘no-credit’ policy was triggerMs. Sharmila shared a video clip of an aqua farmer making an emotional appeal for diesel, stating that he had taken loans to stock shrimp seed and that, without fuel to run aerator fans, the crop would perish, leading to severe financial losses.She said the video captured the acute distress faced by shrimp farmers amid the ongoing fuel shortage. “The farmer broke down while requesting just ₹500 worth of diesel at a fuel station.
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