Karnal (Haryana), Oct 09 (ANI): After the Karnal District Administration in Haryana registered an FIR against 50 farmers for stubble burning, the farmer community warned of staging protests. Farmer leader Ratan Mann said his was torture on the farmers’ community, adding that they will voice their agitation against the administration. On the pretext of environmental degradation, the Haryana Government had earlier stated that if a farmer burns the remnants of crops of upto two acres, he’ll have to pay a fine of Rs. 2,500 as penalty; for 2 to 5 acres, Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 15,000 for more than five acres, in violation of which, a case will be lodged under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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