Opposition indulging in cheap politics on SYL canal: Khattar

Faridabad, April 24

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today accused opposition parties of indulging in “cheap political gimmicks” on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue while expressing confidence that the state would get its due share of water.

Seeking to corner the Congress on the issue, Khattar said its leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Kuldeep Sharma should ask their party president Sonia Gandhi to speak to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh who has been claiming that he would not let the waters flow to Haryana through the SYL canal.

“Earlier, the opposition parties criticised me for not meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi on vital matters like SYL canal, GST and farmers’ issues. Now I have discussed all these issues with the Prime Minister but they are criticising me for not taking them along,” he said here.

Khattar said by not trusting an elected government and the Chief Minister, the Opposition was insulting people of the state.

Referring to statements by Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and other leaders on the issue, Khattar questioned who they were to prevent Haryana from getting its waters.

The Supreme Court had already delivered its verdict in favour of Haryana and another decision was awaited, he said.

“Thereafter, no one would be able to stop the construction of the canal,” he added.

He accused the Congress of shedding crocodile tears by claiming that no development was taking place.

He challenged Congress leaders to go to the masses to see for themselves whether development was taking place or not. — PTI