Punjab unites to protect its water rights

The ongoing morcha to save the waters of Punjab today got a huge boost at Kiratpur Sahib when the Technical Education and Industrial Training, School & Higher Education, Information and Public Relations Minister Mr. Harjot Singh Bans along with his Cabinet colleague Lal Chand Kataruchak participated in the dharna staged at Lohand Khadd in Kiratpur Sahib.

In his address on the occasion, Mr. Harjot Singh Bains said that the people of Punjab are keeping constant 24 hour vigil at Kiratpur Sahib to protect the precious water resources of Punjab. He further added that during the recent war like situation between India and Pakistan the aware people of Punjab sat on dharna day in and day out whereas taking advantage of the circumstances, the Chairman BBMB were always on the lookout for the opportunity to rob Punjab of its waters in order to give it to other states thus acting as stooges of the central government.

He further said that the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has himself visited the Nangal Dam four times which is ample proof that the State Government is fully committed to protect the interests of Punjab. The opposition people describing the pro people stand of Punjab Government as political stunt must tell about what they have done for protecting the waters of Punjab.

On the occasion, Mr. Lal Chand Kataruchak said that the BJP led Central Government and other governments are employing unconstitutional methods to use BBMB against Punjab.

Meanwhile, the NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal, Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal, Transport and Jail Minister Laljit Singh Bhullar and Power & PWD Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO also participated in the dharna at Nangal Dam and said that Punjab has given water to Haryana on the grounds of humanity but when our state doesn’t has water for meeting its own needs then how can we give water to the other states.

Castigating the BBMB, the ministers were of the strong opinion that Punjab ahs 60 percent share in the BBMB whose officers draw salaries from Punjab and are giving arbitrary decisions against Punjab thus snatching the rights of the State. The Ministers made it absolutely clear that water is the lifeline of Punjab and the state has not even an extra drop to spare for the other states.

Among others present included MLAs Inderbir Singh Nijjar, Gurdeep Singh Randhawa, Balveer Singh Pannu, Chairman Jal Board Punjab Ranjit Singh Cheema, and Chairman Guru Ravidass Ayurvedic University Dr. Sanjeev Gautam.