Punjab CM said the quantum of punishment for the sacrilege of Holy Books as per existing provisions of Sections 295 and 295-A in the Indian Penal Code is too inadequate.
Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested two associates of Gangster Rajan Bhatti, during a raid at Sushant City in Bathinda,and recovered two illegal weapons from their possession, officials said.
The contraband, which was kept concealed in the door border of the container containing white marble tiles, was jointly recovered by the teams of Punjab Police and ATS Mumbai in July, this year, stated a government release, adding that the container was imported by a Delhi-based importer.
Local farmers in Punjab's Bathinda district expressed their dissatisfaction over Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann-led state government's failure to find an alternative to the stubble burning problem.
BJP leader Bhupendra Yadav attacked AAP over the rising rate of farm fires in Punjab. He also blamed the AAP-run Punjab government for rising air pollution in Delhi.
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia Tuesday hit out at the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann by organizing a press conference over the city's air quality deteriorated to the 'severe' category.
Sources in the Environment Ministry told ANI that the contribution of stubble burning to the adverse air quality in Delhi and the National Capital Region has been increasing sharply and is about 18-20 per cent currently and with the trend is only likely to increase further.