Following an all-party meeting over the water sharing dispute with Punjab, Haryana Minister Shruti Chaudhary on Saturday attacked the Punjab government and said that because of Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann's "undemocratic action" Haryana is not getting its share of water.
Asserting that water is not a "political weapon," Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday said that the Punjab government has stooped to dirty politics by blocking Haryana and Delhi's rightful share of water.
Delhi minister Parvesh Sahib Singh has levelled serious accusations against the Punjab government, alleging that it is deliberately blocking water supply to both Haryana and Delhi in a politically motivated move.
Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab of pushing Haryana into a severe water crisis.
"On March 19, the Punjab government called farmers for a meeting, and as soon as we came out of the meeting, we were arrested. Our morchas were attacked. The Punjab government has offended the dignity of farmers," Dallewal said in a self-made video.
Ahead of the meeting scheduled between farmers and the Central government in Chandigarh on May 4, farmer leaders have written a letter to Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, urging that the representative of the Punjab government should not be included in this meeting.
The Punjab government has suspended Surender Pal Singh Parmar, Chief Director of the Vigilance Bureau, SAS Nagar, citing grave misconduct and dereliction of duty.
In a letter written to IRSA dated April 9, 2025, the Punjab government said that IRSA declared a 43 per cent water shortage for early Kharif 2025, allocating only 6.702 million acre-feet (MAF) to Punjab. This substantial reduction sparked concerns regarding the province's agricultural produc
Baghel said that ever since the Aam Aadmi Party government came to power in Punjab, "instability has increased" "Explosions, murders and many incidents that tear apart the law have become common under the Aam Aadmi Party government".