Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The Supreme court on November 21 suggested that farmers burning stubble be disincentive by denying them the benefits of minimum support price (MSP) – an economic consequence of their violating the law.
Suggesting disincentivising the farmers engaged in stubble burning that contributes to toxic air pollution in the national capital, Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul heading a bench also comprising Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia, said “Why should people who violate the law get economic benefits?”
Suggesting a deterrent to prevent future occurrences of farm fires, the bench observed that the paddy crop should not be made available to farmers who indulge in burning their fields.
Thinking aloud, Justice Kaul said, “I am thinking out loud. Why should any purchase be made under the MSP system from people violating the orders and lighting fires, regardless of how this affects the people, the children? The stick must also follow the carrot.”
