Capt: Violence likely if canal constructed
Friday, 24/02/2017
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/capt-violence-likely-if-canal-constructed/368826.html
Chandigarh : State Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh today warned of a serious law and order problem in the “old Naxalite and hardliners’ belt of southern Punjab” if the SYL canal was completed without taking into account the ground realities.
Pointing to the huge infrastructural cost involved in the construction, which would all come to naught if there was no water found subsequently to share with the neighbouring states, Amarinder urged the Supreme Court to take cognisance of the situation in terms of water availability and quantum in Punjab.
Reacting to Abhay Chautala’s threat not to allow any Punjab leader to enter Haryana, Amarinder termed it a desperate bid to revive the INLD following today’s “flop show”.
He welcomed the apex court’s directive on maintaining law and order.
