Chandigarh, October 16 (Press Ki Taquat)
Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has written to his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann, stating that he was ready for a dialogue to resolve any hurdles in the way of the construction of the SYL canal. He said the Supreme Court order of October 4, 2023, explicitly stated that “the execution is not related to the allocation of water.”
The CM said residents of the state were anticipating the prompt construction of the canal in the Punjab region, as per a decree outlined in Original Case No. 6 of 1996. He conveyed his optimism that the Punjab Government would collaborate and contribute to the resolution of this matter.
Issue surfaces only during poll: AAP
Karnal: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Sandeep Pathak said on Monday that the SYL was a political issue and surfaced only during the elections. “The BJP was in alliance with the SAD, and the Congress remained in power at the state and Centre, but they did not take any initiative to resolve the issue. Haryana should be given its share,” he said, interacting with mediapersons on the sidelines of a meeting of party workers of the Karnal and Sonepat Lok Sabha constituencies here.
