REITERATES DEMAND FOR RECONSTITUTION OF BBMB AS PER THE SHARE OF STATES
SAYS EXEMPLARY PUNISHMENT WILL BE ENSURED TO PERPETRATORS OF AMRITSAR BLAST
Slamming the arbitrary appointments in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), the Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann said that the high handedness of the centre government in these issues will not be tolerated at any cost.
Interacting with the media persons on the sidelines of a function to facilitate the top performing students of the state, the Chief Minister said that these discriminatory decisions are totally unwarranted and undesirable as the officers of the state are being ignored. Batting for reconstitution of the BBMB, he said that the voting rights of any state should be ascertained as per its share in the BBMB. Citing an example, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that Punjab is having 60% share in BBMB but its vote share is equal to Haryana and Rajasthan which together have 40% share.
The Chief Minister said that this is ridiculous as the states with 40% share can anytime take a decision against the state which is having 60% share. He said that Punjab has no surplus water to share with any state and any decision which harms the interests of the state is not acceptable. Bhagwant Singh Mann categorically said that during the previous regimes, the leaders used to share water with Haryana and other states for their vested interests.
However, the Chief Minister said that now this practice is totally unacceptable as Punjab needs water for its irrigation needs. He said that due to robust infrastructure upgraded by the state government, Punjab now needs more water for canal irrigation as compared to the past. So, Bhagwant Singh Mann said that there is no question of sharing even a drop of water with any other state.
Replying to another query, the Chief Minister said that the state government is investigating the matter pertaining to the blast at Amritsar. He said that anyone found guilty in this heinous crime will not be spared and exemplary action will be taken against them as per the law of land. Bhagwant Singh Mann reiterated that no one will be allowed to disturb the hard earned peace of the state.
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