Holding both the Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) responsible for the adverse opinion against Punjab by Supreme Court on SYl canal issue, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday declared that party would lay an indefinite ‘morcha’ at Kapoor village — the origin of SYl canal — from November 11.
AAP State convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich (Ghuggi), party’s State affairs incharge Sanjay Singh, co incharge Jarnail Singh, and other senior leaders maintained that after the formation of AAP’s Government in Punjab, it would not allow to implement the Supreme Court’s opinion in Punjab.
“Congress and SAD always kept the interests of Punjab at stake to grab power and it was Congress which laid the foundation stone of SYl canal and SAD carried forward it by beginning construction of the canal,” said AAP leaders.
Terming the resignation of Punjab Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh as MP as “political drama”, AAP leaders demanded that if Captain is serious on the issue, he must resign from the Congress and even all Rajya Sabha MPs of Congress from Punjab should also submit their resignations on the issue of SYl.
They said whatever is the opinion of the SC, it is not binding on Punjab and it does not automatically invalidate the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004, which remains valid, said senior AAP leader and Supreme Court lawyer HS Phoolka.