The water dispute has intensified after the Central Government’s instructions to provide 8500 cusecs of water to Haryana. Meanwhile, the Punjab government today refused to attend BBMB’s meeting to be held in Delhi. The meeting was called at BBMB headquarters at 5 pm.
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According to sources, the meeting was called with immediate effect on the instructions of the Home Secretary of the Central Government, asking Haryana to take a decision from BBM to implement additional water allocation.
Shortly before the meeting, the Punjab government has sent a letter to BBM and requested that the meeting be postponed. The Punjab government argues that a special session of the Legislative Assembly has been called on May 5, in which the possible decision of BBMB to provide additional water to Haryana will be discussed.
CM Bhagwant Mann.
State is busy in session
The Punjab government has said that the entire state machinery is busy preparing for this important session, so it is not possible to attend the BBMB meeting at present. Till it is considered in the assembly, it is too early to take any kind of decision and it can harm the interests of the state.
Why water dispute started
Haryana has been demanding additional water for a long time, while Punjab says the state already has a huge shortage of water resources and the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SIL) dispute is already in the judicial process. In such a situation, giving more water to Haryana will be against the interests of Punjab.
Any decision taken by BBMB will directly affect the supply of farmers and drinking water of Punjab. Therefore, the Punjab government has decided to bring this matter to the Legislative Assembly so that a collective decision can be taken by taking the opinion of all the parties.
Political temperature rises
This whole incident has caused a new warmth in the long -running water dispute between Punjab and Haryana. While the Aam Aadmi Party government of Punjab is calling it a serious issue related to the interests of the state, the Haryana government is calling it a fair demand as per the recommendations of the Center.
Now everyone’s eyes are on the special session of the Punjab Legislative Assembly on May 5, where it will be decided what the Punjab government takes on it.