Involved in a political slugfest over the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal, politicians of both Punjab and Haryana on Monday took the issue to President Pranab Mukherjee’s doorstep and aired their respective claims over the sharing of Sutlej-Yamuna river water.
The move follows a Supreme Court verdict on 10 November on a Presidential reference to declare the Punjab Termination of Water Agreements Act, 2004, as unconstitutional.
The Haryana government, which is seeking river water from Punjab through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal, has since approached the apex court.
The Punjab Council of Ministers led by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today (Monday) submitted a memorandum to the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to apprise him of the SYL canal issue and not to accept any advice that militates against the basic riparian principle relevant to distribution of river watersSpokesman, Punjab CM Sukhbir Singh Badal’s Office