New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- Delhi Cabinet Minister Kapil Mishra on Monday alleged a possible conspiracy behind a sudden ten-fold surge in stubble-burning incidents in Punjab on Diwali evening, claiming that farmers had complained of their fields being deliberately set on fire while they were celebrating the festival with their families.
Demanding an immediate investigation, Mishra urged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to register FIRs, identify those responsible and ensure their arrest, alleging that the incidents appeared aimed at creating a confrontation between farmers and Diwali and maligning the festival.
Addressing a press conference here, Mishra said satellite data had recorded around 100-125 stubble-burning incidents daily between No...