Recently, CM Bhagwant Mann has addressed the stubble burning issue of Punjab and said, “The issue of stubble burning is not limited to any one state of the country. It is the issue of entire northern part of India. If PM Modi can stop the Ukraine war which was shown in an ad, why can he not stop the smoke here? He should make all the states sit together, give compensation and call scientists. The farmers don't want to burn stubble. The farmers don't even want to cultivate paddy but MSP is not available on an alternative crop.”
“When the paddy is produced the farmers are praised, but what about the stubble? Then they want to charge a fine. We don't know if Punjab's smoke reaches Delhi or not but the smoke harms the farmer and his village. We have been asking for compensation to stop the burning but they (center) have been asking us to encourage the farmers against it. Encouragement does not work; practical steps need to be taken. We have given 1.25 lakhs machines. We have spoken to NGOs. Out of 75 lakh hectares of paddy crop, stubble of 40 lakhs is not burnt,” he further added.