Rohtak: Members of the All India Kisan Khet Mazdoor Sangathan (AIKKMS) on Tuesday organised a protest against the govt’s action of registering FIRs against the farmers for burning stubble, levying heavy fines on them, and banning crop purchases.
The demonstrators gathered at Mansarovar park here and then marched to the mini secretariat, where they submitted a memorandum to the chief minister through the deputy commissioner.
AIKKMS state secretary Jaikaran Mandothi argued that stubble burning contributed only 9% to air pollution, while industries, factories, generators, thermal plants, motor vehicles, burning garbage, road dust, and unrestricted use of firecrackers during festivals accounted for over 91% of pollution. He claimed that the state govt had failed to take action against all these. The memorandum called for withdrawal of cases against the farmers for stubble burning and urged the govt to supply DAP fertiliser and wheat seeds to the farmers at the earliest.