Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly Charanjit Singh Channi today asked Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal to protect the interests of the state at every level in view of the status quo ordered by the Supreme Court on the SYL Canal.
"Badal should fight the case in true spirit pleading it in the Supreme Court with the best available legal experts of the country," the senior Congress leader said.
"The land could be de notified via notification also but intentionally to befool the people of Punjab the bill was brought by the ruling party in Vidhan Sabha," he said.
Channi said that the Punjab assembly had unanimously passed the bill and the Congress party will not let any single drop of water to go out of the state.
"Now it is upto the conscious of the chief minister of Punjab whether to continue this alliance with the BJP at the Centre or not," he said.
"Badal should also withdraw his daughter-in-law Harsimrat Kaur Badal from Modi cabinet as a matter of protest because the BJP government in Haryana is pushing the case against the Punjab," he said.
Channi also questioned the silence of the Punjab BJP on the SYL matter when their government in Haryana is opposing Punjab's move.
"The people of Punjab are eagerly watching and will give them a befitting reply in the coming vidhan sabha elections," he said.
Channi also called upon Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal to clarify their relationship with Indian National Lok Dal Supremo Om Parkash Chautala and his family in view of the ruckus created by Abhay Chautala and his party MLAs on the issue of SYL Canal bill.
He said it was shocking that the INLD legislators led by Abhay Chautala allegedly stormed Punjab Assembly to register their protest against the legislation to de-notify SYL Canal.
He said that this had never happened earlier although the Assembly complex is shared by the two states from the very beginning.
