Briefing reporters after an all party meeting which was attended by Congress and Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), Khattar said, "we will try to seek time from the President and the Prime Minister today itself so that a delegation comprising representatives of all political parties could meet them at the earliest".
The All party meeting was convened by Haryana Chief Minister.
Khattar said that in the today's meeting detailed discussion was held on the Supreme Court's decision on the SYL issue which was in favour of Haryana and other developments that took place in Punjab after this decision.
He said that it has been decided to meet the President and the Prime Minister for the early implementation of the Supreme Court decision.
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When asked whether the State Government would condemn the decision taken by Punjab Government after the decision of Supreme Court on SYL issue, the Chief Minister said that as the Supreme Court has already announced its decision in favour of Haryana, the decision taken by the Punjab Cabinet or the resolution passed by its Vidhan Sabha has no meaning and they would be automatically treated as repealed.
The All party meeting was attended by state BJP president
Subhash Barala, Health Minister Anil Vij, Transport Minister Krishan Lal Panwar, leader of Opposition Abhay Singh Chautala, leader of Congress Legislative Party Kiran Chaudhary, INLD President Ashok Arora, State Congress President Ashok Tanwar, former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Independent MLA Jai Parkash and Advocate General Baldev Raj Mahajan.
The Punjab assembly unanimously adopted a resolution "directing" the SAD-BJP government not to "hand over land to any agency" and also "not to allow anyone to work for the construction of the Sutlej Yamuna Link canal."
Going a step further, the state assembly, which met for a special session within a week of the Supreme Court's November 10 ruling declaring as "unconstitutional" a Punjab law of 2004 terminating a water sharing agreement with Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi and Chandigarh, also adopted another resolution asking the state government to take up with Centre and neighbouring states the issue of levying "cost and royalty" for the water released.