Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij on Friday lashed at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and State Congress chief Capt Amarinder Singh on their remarks on SYl canal saying this was unwarranted.
Taking strong exception to the remarks made by Badal, Vij said that Haryana had demanded the State’s share of Ravi-Beas waters through the Sutlej Yamuna link Canal on the basis of the same law and Constitution that Badal had taken oath to uphold when he had taken charge as Chief Minister.
Vij said Badal should obeying the orders of the Supreme Court and take necessary steps instead of disregarding these orders by calling an emergency meeting of the Cabinet. Describing the opposition of the Supreme Court’s orders by Punjab and the statement that not even a single drop of water would be released to Haryana as laughable, he said that Haryana had not demanded water from Badal or the Congress, and in fact had demanded its rights from the law of the country.
The outspoken Haryana minister said that Badal or former Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh did not own Punjab, nor did the SYl Canal pass through the courtyard of their houses.
“Haryana has a right to it, and the State is demanding its rights from the law of the country,” he said. He said Haryana will definitely take its share of water and assistance of the Army should be sought for the compliance of the orders of the Supreme Court so that the interests of the State were not ignored.