Notably, 987 new stubble-burning instances were reported in Punjab on the day of Diwali despite the Supreme Court's strict instructions to the Bhagwant Mann-led state government to stop stubble-burning at any cost.
Excited by the unanticipated bout of rain AAP MLA Somnath Bharti immediately took to social media to thank god for doing what the Kejriwal govt couldn't - bring down, even if temporarily, the pollution level in the national capital
Punjab AG called for ban on paddy MSP, demanded MSP for alternate crops to encourage diversification. The AG represents the Mann government in court, but interestingly, AAP's politics on paddy MSPs has been totally contradictory over the years.