Sangrur, Nov. 3 -- Farmers under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Ekta Ugrahan) gheraoed a government team that had come to discuss paddy straw management in Sangur's Laddi village on Sunday.

The farmers said even if they don't burn stubble, the government won't bother to ensure timely purchase of the bales. They further said that if they incorporate the straw back into the soil, the next crop may be at risk for the pink borer pest.

"We gheraoed the team that had come to discuss the stubble-burning ban as the police and administration officials have been taking pictures of our fields for the last few days without offering any solution," said Jagtar Singh, a farmer of Laddi village in Sangrur. "There is also no provision for mana...