The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Thursday asked the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to first make the complete cost to Punjab for the water his State had been receiving for all these years before coming to Punjab to solicit support for his party Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
“In pursuance of the resolution adopted by Punjab Assembly, Kejriwal should immediately respond by honouring the resolution by releasing the entire cost due to Punjab immediately,” said Punjab Revenue Minister Bikram Singh Majithia.
Majithia said Kejriwal, on his visit to State, had stated that there was no spare water with Punjab to share with neighbouring states of Haryana or Rajasthan, but reaching Delhi he had a dramatic volte face when he took a diametrically opposed stance.
“AAP Punjab convener Gurpreet Singh Ghughi should organize a ‘morcha’ at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister and lift it only when he releases the entire cost of water to Punjab. Since the AAP
morcha at Kapoori has turned into a flop show as people failed to turn up as they were already fed up with AAP gimmicks, Ghuggi and his ilk can
take a flight to Delhi and stage a morcha to get restored
their partially albeit credibility,” he said.
Expressing shock over the AAP’s demand for status quo on SYl for the next three months as articulated by Ghuggi while meeting Punjab Governor a day before, Majithia said that the argument offered for maintaining status quo was totally bizarre and preposterous.
Ghuggj had urged the Governor not to disturb the status quo as it may whip up emotions throwing the state into vortex of violence.
“Kejriwal and his team are traitors of Punjab and won’t like to commit to the interests of the State at this crucial juncture and are withholding their real intent,” said Majithia exhorting people to pack the AAP lock stock and barrel and dispatch them to Delhi.
Interestingly, Kejriwal had adopted a stoic silence since the Supreme Court announced its verdict on presidential reference last week while the entire state was totally exercised over it and was expecting that all the political parties would speak with one voice.