Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday appealed to the people of both states to maintain peace and said that in the all-party meeting, a resolution was passed that the Punjab government should implement the deci
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday praised Chandigarh's 'Walk for Drug-Free Chandigarh' initiative, led by Governor Gulab Chand Kataria, calling it a mission for all and reaffirming his government's commitment to eradicating drug abuse in Punjab.
Amid the ongoing water-sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Saturday said that politics should not be done in the name of drinking water. He expressed dismay over the issue being politicised, stating that Haryana is merely asking for its rig
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann participated in the 'Walk for Drug-Free Chandigarh' event on Friday, along with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Punjab Governor Gulab Chand Kataria and Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatraya.
Amidst the ongoing water dispute between Punjab and Haryana, former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda called for a special session of the state Assembly and an all-party meeting to address the crisis.
As part of the 'Nasha Mukt Chandigarh Abhiyaan,' Punjab governor Gulab Chand Kataria led the 'Walk for Drug-Free Chandigarh' in Chandigarh along with Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini. The main objective of the event is to prevent the youth from drug addiction.
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini slammed his Punjab counterpart, Bhagwant Mann, over remarks made during the ongoing water-sharing dispute between the two states.
Amid the Punjab-Haryana water dispute, Minister of State Tarunpreet Singh Sond on Thursday said that Punjab has provided excess water to Haryana even though it has overdrawn. He opposed transferring excess water and insisted it should stay with Punjab for paddy cultivation.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has called an all-party meeting on May 2 at 10 am at Punjab Bhawan amid escalating concerns over the state's water rights. The meeting will discuss the issue of Punjab's water being taken away by the central government.
"How can BBMB dictate terms to Punjab like this? What kind of rule is this? Punjab holds 60% of the share in BBMB, and Punjab is the one that makes the final decision. Rajasthan, Delhi, and Haryana express their wishes first, and then Punjab makes the decision," the Punjab CM emphasised.
Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli on Thursday accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo of politicising the drinking water issue and instigating Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to deny more water to Haryana to avenge AAP's defeat in the Delhi elections.
"BJP has once again betrayed the farmers of Punjab - the decision to take away 8500 cusecs of water from Punjab through BBMB is a robbery of the rights of the people of Punjab! This is the same water which belongs to the farms of Punjab and the farmers of Punjab," Sisodia wrote in a post