Government must comply with NGT directions on paddy burning: AAP

AAP will stand with farmers: Manukey
Ludhiana, October 16, 2017: ?Hundreds of Aam Aadmi Party Ofiice bearers and volunteers of Ludhiana Urban and Ludhiana Rural units lead by Deputy Opposition Leader and MLA Sarvjit Kaur submitted a memorandum to ADC in Mini Secretariat demanding proper arrangements to remove paddy stubble from the fields of farmers or give them sufficient financial help as per the directions of National Green Tribunal and immediately stop punitive action against farmers for burning stubble in fields. Prominent among others who were present on this occasion included MLA Jagtar Singh Jagga, AAP Ludhiana Urban District President Daljit Singh Grewal, Ludhiana Rural District President Ranjit Singh Dhamot, Ahbaab Singh Grewal, Navjot Singh Jarg(both state Gen.Secy.), State Media Team Member Darshan Singh Shankar, jiwan Singh Sangowal, Gurpreet Singh Lapran, Anil Duttc Falli, Sarbans Singh Manki and all members of district body.
In the memorandum, AAP leaders demanded that the Capt Govt. should comply with the directions of NGT in on its part and provide top priority to remove the paddy stubble from the fields to save the environment. They strongly criticised the Govt for failing to take any concrete step in time and now when farmers are left with no option other than burning stubble in fields, Govt machinery was unnecessarily harassing them by issuing notices of punitive action. AAP leaders said that the farmers of state were already disappointed from the backtracking of Capt. Govt from the promise of complete loan waiver promise made during elections and now the Govt had been bent upon to punish without any fault . Manukey warned that in case the Govt continued action against farmers for burning paddy stubble, AAP leaders will join farmers in burning paddy straw, come what may.