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New Delhi: The Delhi government is "creating hype" on the issue of rising air pollution in the national capital due to "political reasons", Minister of State for Agriculture Kailash Choudhary told the Rajya Sabha on Friday. However, the state government is creating hype for political reasons." He said there was no need to blame farmers for the rise in pollution as stubble burning has contributed to only 3 per cent to the overall air pollution in Delhi. On stringent measures taken against farmers to curb stubble burning, the minister said, "It is wrong to send farmers to jail. Every year, the national capital sees rise in air pollution on the onset of winter..