‘Your job to control it’: Supreme Court pulls up Delhi government over pollution

The Supreme Court on Tuesday called out the governments of Punjab and Delhi for their inadequate response to the rampant stubble burning contributing to the capital's air pollution crisis.

The court highlighted the severity of the situation, stating that it was the most polluted November in six years. “The theory is known. The problem has been known for years, and it is your job to control it," the court told the state governments of Delhi, along with neighbouring Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.

The court acknowledged that the farmers from Punjab are often vilified without being given a platform to voice their concerns, and suggested they be helped with resources to understand the problem. "The farmer is being made a villain. He must have some reason to burn this stubble," the court said.