Union atmosphere minister Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday shared a graphic and statistics on Twitter to clarify how Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Punjab authorities is chargeable for turning Delhi right into a “gas chamber”.

He stated that whereas Punjab noticed a greater than 19% rise in farm fires over what was seen in 2021, whereas Haryana (the place the BJP in energy) has seen a 30.6% drop in stubble burning throughout the identical interval.

“There is no doubt over who has turned Delhi into a gas chamber. Scam is where AAP is…,” Yadav stated, including that about ₹492 crore was out there, however the state authorities selected to sit down with the funds forcing helpless farmers to burn the crop residue.

“Just today, Punjab saw 3,634 fires… There is no doubt over who has turned Delhi into a gas chamber.”

“Last year, ₹212 crore were left unspent. This year, the Central Govt gave Punjab ₹280 crore for crop residue management machines. So about ₹492 crore was available but the state govt chose to sit with the funds forcing helpless farmers to burn the crop residue.”

Yadav additional stated Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has failed to supply aid to farmers even in his personal turf of Sangrur.

“Last year (Sept 15-Nov 2) farm fires in Sangrur stood at 1,266. This year they have shot up by 139% rising to 3,025.”

Meanwhile, AAP nationwide convenor and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal blamed the central authorities for rising incidents of stubble burning in Punjab and stated it ought to “resign” if it can’t management air air pollution.

He stated the Punjab authorities had ready a plan to offer a money incentive of ₹2,500 per acre to farmers in order that they don’t seem to be pressured to burn stubble, however the Centre rejected it citing final 12 months’s protests in opposition to the three now-scrapped farm legal guidelines.

“The Centre rejected the proposal. They said they won’t do anything for the farmers because of their protests against the three farm laws. The central government’s hatred for farmers is the reason behind the smoke (from farm fires) all around,” Kejriwal stated.

He stated there ought to be no politics on the problem of farm fires and no FIRs in opposition to farmers for setting hearth to crop residue.

“Don’t do politics on the issue of pollution. Pollution is not only in Delhi and Punjab, it is in the entire north India. Don’t abuse the farmer. Don’t file FIR against them. People of Punjab and Delhi are taking all steps at their level. The Center will have to come forward and work out a solution with all the state governments,” he wrote on Twitter.

Delhi atmosphere minister Gopal Rai farmers are pressured to burn stubble in Punjab as a result of the BJP-led Centre didn’t help the state authorities’s plan to supply a money incentive to them for not burning the crop residue.

“Everybody is asking the same question — why has stubble burning not reduced despite AAP being in power in Delhi and Punjab? Stubble burning has not reduced because the Centre has denied support,” Rai stated.

According to reviews, the share of stubble burning in Delhi PM2.5 air pollution rose to 32 per cent on Wednesday, the best this 12 months to this point.

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) reported 3,634 farm fires in Punjab on Wednesday, the best this 12 months to this point. The quantity stood at 1,842 on Tuesday, 2,131 on Monday, 1,761 on Sunday, 1,898 on Saturday and a couple of,067 on Friday.

SAFAR, a forecasting company below the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences, stated the share of stubble burning in Delhi’s PM2.5 air pollution elevated to 32 per cent resulting from beneficial transport-level wind pace.

(With company inputs)