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Patiala, July 7
The District Congress Committee (Urban) leaders today came out in support of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the issue of river water royalty. DCC(U) president Prem Krishan Puri stated that Amarinder had rightly pointed out that the Akali leaders, including the CM, were issuing statements that could prompt Himachal Pradesh to demand water royalty from Punjab.
“It is really unfortunate that it was the Akali government during whose tenure the SYL project was taken up. They never paid any heed towards laying of more water channels to provide requisite water for irrigation. Instead of criticising Amarinder, the present government should focus on pursuing the state’s case in the Supreme Court as the latter would be taking up the inter-state river waters dispute on July 13,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, Puri along with Congress activists today visited the areas that have been affected due to breach in the Ghaggar in Patiala. He urged the district administration to take necessary measures to deal with the situation and also provide monetary help to the affected families.
However, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee secretary Ajay Thapar has criticised the SAD-BJP government for failing to make proper arrangement to deal with the flood situations in the state. “Despite the fact that every year villages on the banks of the Ghaggar have to bear the brunt of flash floods, the Drainage Department and the administration have failed to make necessary arrangements to deal with the exigency,” he alleged.
The District Congress Committee (Urban) leaders today came out in support of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on the issue of river water royalty. DCC(U) president Prem Krishan Puri stated that Amarinder had rightly pointed out that the Akali leaders, including the CM, were issuing statements that could prompt Himachal Pradesh to demand water royalty from Punjab.
“It is really unfortunate that it was the Akali government during whose tenure the SYL project was taken up. They never paid any heed towards laying of more water channels to provide requisite water for irrigation. Instead of criticising Amarinder, the present government should focus on pursuing the state’s case in the Supreme Court as the latter would be taking up the inter-state river waters dispute on July 13,” he asserted.
Meanwhile, Puri along with Congress activists today visited the areas that have been affected due to breach in the Ghaggar in Patiala. He urged the district administration to take necessary measures to deal with the situation and also provide monetary help to the affected families.
However, Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee secretary Ajay Thapar has criticised the SAD-BJP government for failing to make proper arrangement to deal with the flood situations in the state. “Despite the fact that every year villages on the banks of the Ghaggar have to bear the brunt of flash floods, the Drainage Department and the administration have failed to make necessary arrangements to deal with the exigency,” he alleged.
