Punjab vows not to share water, special Assembly session on Nov 16

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, November 10

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has said not a drop of water will be allowed to go out of the state.

The Punjab Cabinet will call on the President and request him not to accept the Supreme Court’s advice on the SYL canal issue.

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“As far as legal steps are concerned, advocate will advise us on what can be legally done,” CM Badal said.

#WATCH: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal says "in a nutshell, all I can say is "Punjab ka paani nahin jaayga, nahin jaayga, nahin jaayga" #SYL pic.twitter.com/Dl2RLw2lWA

— ANI (@ANI_news) November 10, 2016

Badal, Deputy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal and Cabinet colleagues maintained that, “The SYL canal will not be allowed to be built at any cost and not a single brick will be laid.”

A special session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has been convened on November 16 to discuss the future course of action in the wake of the SC verdict.

Holding former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi responsible for the SYL canal row, they said she did this all drama as elections were to be held in Haryana.

Capt Amarinder was with her when she laid the foundation stone of the canal, they said.

A huge gathering will be held in Moga on December 8 to mobilise people.