Amid escalating tensions with Haryana over water sharing, all parties in Punjab came together on Friday to reject the Bhakra Beas Management Boards’s (BBMB’s) decision to release an extra 4,500 cusecs of water to Haryana.
“All parties have unanimously decided to rise above party lines and stand with Punjab,” Chief Minister
Bhagwant Mann said in a press conference after the meeting which was attended by AAP, Congress, Akali Dal,
BJP, and BSP. The state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar said that “
Punjab does not have a single drop to spare”.
The current crisis
The latest stand-off began on April 23, when Haryana sought 8,500 cusecs of water from the Bhakra-Nangal project — 4,500 cusecs more than what it is currently receiving. Punjab CM Mann refused, putting the ball in the court of the BBMP.
The Bhakra Beas Management Board has ordered the release of an additional 8,500 cusecs of water for Haryana, a decision vehemently opposed by the Punjab government. Here's why.
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So timing of this water dispute escalating raises an eyebrow. One side IWT is suspended by central government and suddenly there is a state vs state in India. Pakistan has activated it's moles in Indian politics or what?