PM assures Yeddyurappa of adequate Fertiliser supply
Bangalore, June 11 (UNI) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight assured Karnataka chief minister B S Yeddyurappa of of adequate supply of Fertiliser to the State.
An assurance to this effect was given by the Prime Minister when Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa called on him in New Delhi this evening after visiting strife-torn Haveri town where a farmer was killed in Police Firing yesterday.
A communication from CMs office said the Prime Minister also assured that he would instruct Union Fertiliser minister Ramvilas Paswan to ensure adequate supply of Fertiliser to Karnataka.
Earlier,
in
a
memorandum
submitted
to
the
Prime
Minister,
Mr
Yeddyurappa
stated,
"The
situation
in
the
State
had
become
very
serious
due
to
short
supply
of
chemical
fertilisers
that
had
lead
to
incidents
of
violence
with
anti
social
elements
creating
trouble
in
some
districts
on
the
pretext
of
non-availability
of
fertilisers."
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