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Tribune News ServiceBathinda, November 15Members of various NGOs joined hands against the stubble burning menace in the city. A number of members from various NGOs, under the banner of Association of Active NGOs (AAN), gathered near Fire Brigade Chowk on Friday and raised slogans against the district administration and the state government for failing to come up with a viable solution to the menace. NGO members stated that stubble burning could not have taken place, had the government anticipated and provided a viable alternative to farmers. Dr Vitull Gupta, member of the Punjab Human Rights Commission, said: “The state government could have made arrangements to provide machinery to farmers to manage stubble without burning it. While the leaders are busy playing vote bank politics, society continues to suffer.”Members of the Jiwan Jyoti Welfare Club, Noujwan Welfare Society, United Welfare Society, Sri Ganesh Welfare Society, Retired Bankers’ Association, Sri Sai Seva Dal, Vanvasi Kalyan Aasram, Shiv Sena Hind, Jaago Grahak, Appu Society and Animal Care were among others who participated in the protest..