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Amritsar, Taking strong view of Rajasthan, J and K and Delhi siding with Haryana over the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal water-sharing issue in the Supreme Court, the Dal Khalsa today said Punjab should stop the unjust and illegal flow of its river waters to these neighboring states bypassing riparian principles and violating the Indian Constitution.
Party head H S Dhami and spokesperson Kanwar Pal Singh said states using Punjab’s only natural resources free of cost have ganged up to ensure the continuation of loot of waters. Hence, people of Punjab irrespective of their political ideologies and shades, should join hands to press upon the Akali Dal government to take concrete steps to protect its waters from further loot.
Referring to Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal’s war cry that people should get ready for sacrifices, they pointed that “gone were the times when rhetoric or verbal threats could work. It’s time to translate words into action”.
Accusing the Centre for its double speak, they said from day one New Delhi has ditched Punjab. They forewarned Badal that in case Centre fails to take pro-Punjab stand firmly in the apex court on the next date of hearing on April 8, the SAD should be ready to snap ties with the BJP.
They said the government should convene special Assembly session to abrogate clause 5 of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004 that legitimates the flow of waters to non-riparian states.
Reiterating that the people of Punjab would not allow the construction of the SYL canal at any cost, they said we were more worried and concerned about major chunk of our river waters that was flowing to non-riparian states. Presently, as per data available, Haryana is getting 7.8 MAF, Delhi 0.2 MAF, J&K 0.7 MAF and Rajasthan 10.5 MAF from Punjab.
The Dal Khalsa leaders urged Badal to press for royalty from the states getting waters from Punjab.
