Punjab BJP holds protest against AAP Government over SYL issue

Led by state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar, several senior party leaders sit in protest near CM Bhagwant Mann’s official residence

• The Punjab BJP Saturday held a protest over the issue of Sutlej Yamuna link (SYL) canal, accusing the AAP Government of failing to safeguard the state’s interest on river waters.
• The Opposition party asserted that Punjab does not have water to share with any other state.
• On October 4, the Supreme Court asked the Centre to survey the portion of land in Punjab which was allocated for the construction of part of the SYL canal.
• The project envisaged a 214-km canal, of which a 122-km stretch was to be constructed in Punjab and the remaining 92 km in Haryana.
• Haryana has completed the project in its territory but Punjab, which launched the construction work in 1982, shelved it subsequently.