‘SAD should break alliance with BJP govt, withdraw Harsimrat’
Friday, 18/03/2016
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Chandigarh : The Leader of the Opposition and the Punjab Congress Legislature Party chief Charanjit Singh Channi on Thursday urged the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to protect the interests of Punjab at every level in view of the status quo ordered by the Supreme Court on the SYL Canal on the petition filed by Haryana. Badal should fight the case in true spirit pleading it in the Supreme Court with the best available legal experts of the country. Earlier, also the Punjab government led by Badal did not defend the SYL case in Supreme Court seriously that’s why the Punjab is suffering till today. The land could be de notified via notification also but intentionally to befool the people of Punjab the bill was brought by the ruling party in Vidhan Sabha.
Channi said that the Punjab assembly had unanimously passed the bill and the Congress will not let any single drop of water to go out of the state. Now it is the conscience of the Chief Minister whether to continue this alliance with the BJP at the Centre or not. Badal should also withdraw her daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal from the Modi Cabinet as a matter of protest because the BJP government in Haryana is pushing the case against the Punjab. Channi also questioned the silence of the Punjab BJP on this SYL matter when their government in Haryana is opposing the Punjab’s move. The people of Punjab are eagerly watching and will give them a befitting reply in the coming Vidhan Sabha elections. He asserted it was a project that was defunct as its construction had stopped in 1990 and the canal had been crumbling over the years. He said practically, it was shelved years ago that could not be restarted and would never be completed.
Channi also called upon the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to clarify their relationship with Indian National Lok Dal Supremo Om Parkash Chautala and his family in view of the ruckus created by Abhey Chautala and his party MLAs on the issue of SYL Canal bill.
