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Punjab BJP holds protest against AAP Government over SYL issue
October 7, 2023
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.