The Karnal Agriculture Department has taken strict action against violators to prevent the incidents of stubble burning. Agriculture Deputy Director said on Thursday that they have received info about three active fire locations, and they have taken action against these three locations. FIRs have been filed and fines have been collected. Furthermore, he added that a fine of Rs 45000 has been collected from seven farmers so far and they have been issuing red entries for seven farmers, preventing them from selling their paddy in the market for the upcoming two seasons. Surprisingly, the maximum cases are from the Garonda subdivision
BJP Amit Malviya blamed AAP for increasing Delhi air pollution levels
Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya blamed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-ruled Punjab government for increasing the Air pollution levels in Delhi and the NCR area earlier. Malviya took to X and claimed that Punjab’s practice of stubble burning is the primary cause of air pollution in Delhi and NCR, instead of the festive season of firecrackers.
Besides this, Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa reinforced this allegation by blaming the AAP-led Punjab government of “forcing” farmers to burn the crop residue while having the availability of central incentives.
Punjab AAP President blamed the Centre
Punjab AAP President Aman Arora has blamed the central government is attempting to malign the farmers in Punjab. He said that the way they are accusing farmers of the pollution states how much the BJP and central government hate Punjab and its farmers. PUSA’s data states that on October 21, 2021, around 597 farm fires were reported, 393 in 2022, 146 in 2023, 65 in 2024 and 62 on oct 21 2025. He further requested them not to defame the farmers and the state. They are using nearly 1.5 lakh agri-residue machinery and the central government must now incentivize all the farmers from several states to decrease stubble burning incidents.