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Atishi writes to Delhi CM, seeks time for meeting over water-related issue
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Atishi, the opposition leader in the Delhi Assembly, has written to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, seeking time to discuss the national capital's water-related issues.
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"Crisis due to their mismanagement": AAP leader Atishi attacks Delhi gover
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly and AAP leader Atishi on Tuesday hit back at Delhi Minister Parvesh Verma over his remarks that the Punjab government was trying to disrupt the water supply to the national capital by blocking Haryana's share and said that the crisis is due to their mis
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BJP protests outside Kejriwal residence; accuses Punjab AAP govt of stoppi
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party's on Tuesday held protest outside the residence of Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi over the water dispute between Punjab and Haryana which has also escalated into the national capital.
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"AAP avenging Delhi people for its loss in assembly polls": Parvesh Verma
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing water dispute with Haryana, the special session of the Punjab assembly was convened on Monday.
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No question of agreeing to 8,500 cusecs: Punjab opposes BBMB directive, ac
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Senior Advocate Gurminder Singh Garry, representing Punjab in proceedings related to the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) before the Punjab and Haryana High Court, informed the court on Monday that repairs to the Western Yamuna Canal, which had initially justified the diversion, were c
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Punjab should not resort to petty politics over water: Haryana CM Saini
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said that Punjab is indulging in petty politics over the water distribution issue.
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Water sharing issue: All party leaders stand united with Haryana CM, resol
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
An all-party meeting was held under the chairmanship of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini regarding the ongoing water sharing dispute between Haryana and Punjab, on Saturday in which a resolution was unanimously passed in the meeting urging the Punjab government to implement, without
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"We need water for paddy cultivation": Punjab Minister Tarunpreet Sond ami
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
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.
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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann calls all-party meeting on May 2 amid water issue
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
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.
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"How can BBMB dictate terms to Punjab like this?": CM Bhagwant Mann amid w
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
"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.
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"Water is not political weapon; shows dangerous display of political malic
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
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.
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"Politicising drinking water is Arvind Kejriwal's old habit," says Haryana
Updated : 10 months, 4 weeks ago IST
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.
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