Punjab Oppn parties question AAP’s ‘dubious intentions’ after MP’s remarks on SYL project
India Today
AAP MP Sushil Gupta’s promise to channel waters from SYL canal to Haryana’s fields has evoked sharp criticism from Opposition parties in Punjab.
AAP MP Sushil Gupta’s promise to channel waters from SYL canal to Haryana’s fields has evoked sharp criticism from Opposition parties in Punjab, who are questioning the Arvind Kejriwal-led outfit’s “dubious intentions”.
In a statement, Punjab Congress Committee president Amarinder Singh Raja asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to take all parties into confidence and prepare legal and administrative strategies in view of Haryana planning to file a contempt petition in the Supreme Court on the SYL issue.
“The enemy is at the gates, what are your preparations? The time to act is now, lest we may be too late,” he warned Mann.
The PCC president said two disturbing developments have taken shape during the last two days. On one hand, the BJP-led Haryana government is planning to approach the SC seeking implementation of its orders on construction of the SYL; on the other hand, AAP Haryana in-charge Sushil Gupta has announced that water from the SYL canal will reach every field in the state by 2025.
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“We have strong reasons to feel concerned that with Haryana moving the SC and AAP committing construction of the SYL by 2025, the Punjab government might compromise state’s position and may not defend the case in SC strongly,” Warring said.
Terming Gupta’s remarks shocking, senior SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema said, “The Delhi MP, who is from Haryana, could have only given such an iron clad guarantee if he had been authorised to do so by AAP Convener Arvind Kejriwal. The issue is whether the Punjab chief minister was taken in the loop or not. Bhagwant Mann should make his stand clear on this issue immediately as Punjabis will never allow AAP to barter away its core interests for electoral gains in Haryana.”
