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#Simply Punjab: Punjab’s farmers are about to be caught in the headlights, between a sickle and a plough
Patiala, Updated At : 07:02 AM Oct 08, 2025 IST
A farmer burns wheat stubble in a field near the highway in Nakodar, Jalandhar. FILE
The old story of stubble burning of paddy fields in Punjab is returning to the front pages again. As the winter weather approaches and the gaseous smoke from the fires reach Delhi, making breathing difficult — as well as delaying flights, shutting down schools and choking hospitals -- Punjab’s farmers are about to be caught in the headlights, between a sickle and a plough. In this deadly drama, it is more than likely they will soon be cast, once again as culprits.
