Will have to burn stubble if state govt doesn't compensate us, say Punjab farmers

Warning the state government that they will have to burn stubble if compensation for the same is not paid to them, Punjab's farmers say they are left with only 15 days' time to sow the winter crop.

Punjab's farmers have warned the state government that they will be left with no other choice than to burn stubble if they are not paid compensation as directed by the Supreme Court. Claiming that they spend Rs 6,000 per hectare on getting stubble burnt, farmers say the state government has failed to compensate them.

Farmers in Bathinda dumped a tractor load of stubble in front of the District Magistrate's office in protest on Monday.