Bharatiya Kisan Sangh termed burning of stubble and harassing farmers in the name of pollution as wrong. The Sangh said that harassment in the name of stubble should be stopped. The union has demanded cancellation of fine and FIR lodged against farmers in the name of stubble. The union welcomed the comments and suggestions made by the Supreme Court regarding stubble burning and farmers on the issue of increasing air pollution in Delhi-NCR. RSS’s All India General Secretary Mohini Mohan Mishra said that the country’s top court is extremely serious and concerned about pollution.
The strong objection raised by the Supreme Court on holding only farmers responsible for pollution has made it clear that farmers are not the main cause of pollution. He said that now the state governments should leave the paper work and find solutions by identifying the real causes of pollution at the ground level. It is not right to make the farmer a scapegoat every time. Referring to the suggestions of the court, Mishra said that the Supreme Court has given the example of Covid-19. In which it is said that even during the lockdown, stubble was burning, yet the sky of Delhi was completely clear. That means other big factors are responsible behind pollution. Mishra said that we have already been saying that industries and vehicles are the main sources of pollution. It is unfair to target farmers for this. State governments and administrations should implement the suggestions of the Supreme Court and take concrete steps to curb emissions and vehicle smoke.
Stubble should be purchased at minimum support price
General Secretary of the Sangh Mohini Mohan Mishra said that we support the suggestion of the Supreme Court which says that on the same lines as the government purchases crops, a system like government purchase of stubble or minimum support price should be made. So that the farmers get economic benefits and they can sell the stubble instead of burning it. The union has demanded that the governments should cancel all the fines imposed on farmers and FIRs registered in the name of stubble with immediate effect. Along with this, he demanded that the government should itself bear the resources and cost required for stubble disposal or give it to the farmers.