Supreme Court orders Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan to stop stubble burning as Delhi chokes

New Delhi, 7/11: Amid a spike in pollution levels in Delhi-NCR, the Supreme Court on Tuesday directed Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan to ensure that crop residue burning was stopped “forthwith”.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia said Delhi can’t be made to go through this year after year. “There cannot be a political battle every time,” the bench told the counsel representing the Punjab government.