New Delhi:
All Punjab Congress MLAs on Thursday resigned en masse protesting the Supreme Court verdict on Satluj Yamuna Link canal row. Punjab PCC Chief Captain Amarinder Singh also resigned from Lok Sabha following the verdict.
“Punjab Congress MLAs have sent their resignations to Amarinder Singh, will submit to speaker in personal capacity tomorrow,” Bharat Bhushan, Dy CLP leader was quoted as saying by ANI.
In a setback for Punjab government in the Satluj Yamuna Link canal row, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared the legislation passed by the state government in the water issue as null and void.
Here are the LIVE updates:
#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
#Punjab ka paani kahin nahi jaayga, nahin jayga aur nahin jaayga: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal
#Want to assure people of Punjab that only we can do this, and resignation in Congress is just a drama: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal
#Our main aim is to not let the water go, and we will do anything for that: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal
#As far as legal steps are concerned, advocate will advise us on what can be legally done: Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal
#A decision taken at an emergency meeting of Punjab cabinet said that Punjab Govt would not allow SYL to be built at any cost nor a single brick would be allowed to be laid for its construction by any agency: Sukhbir Badal
#Punjab council of ministers declared that not a single drop of water from Punjab rivers would be allowed to go out of state: Sukhbir Badal
#This is being done to give political colour because Punjab is going to hold elections soon: Haryana CM Khattar on Cong MLAs resignation
#WATCH: Captain Amarinder Singh talks about his resignation as MP, and statement of Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal calling it a drama pic.twitter.com/1jr7sywYF5
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 10, 2016
#I have asked other MPs to not resign, but our MLAs will: Captain Amarinder Singh
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#He (Punjab CM) will know who is doing drama when the elections come, he keeps on saying unimportant stuff: Captain Amarinder Singh
#I am very disappointed and sad for Punjab because of this verdict: Amarinder Singh on SYL Verdict
#All MLAs have resigned and will go to the assembly on Friday. I have sent my resignation to the speaker: Amarinder Singh
#Everything will be decided either in the core committee or in the Cabinet meet that is to take place (on SYL verdict): Punjab CM
#His resignation is just a drama: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation as MP
#The decision came late, but in the favour of Haryana. I welcome it: Haryana Chief Minister ML Khattar on SYL verdict
#Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation letter as MP to Lok Sabha speaker
Captain Amarinder Singh's resignation letter as MP to Lok Sabha speaker protesting the Sutlej Yamuna link canal row Verdict. pic.twitter.com/C9WWOYr1bG
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 10, 2016
Punjab can't afford to give even a drop of water, the decision taken is against Punjab and in favour of Haryana: Ravneet Singh Bittu (Cong) pic.twitter.com/f7rGGPuf6Z
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 10, 2016
Punjab Cong MLAs sent resignations to Amarinder Singh,will submit to speaker in personal capacity tomorrow:Bharat Bhushan,Dy CLP leader #SYL pic.twitter.com/UPB42fm74M
— ANI (@ANI_news) November 10, 2016
The 5-judge bench of Supreme Court answered in negative on all questions of President reference if Punjab can enact law over Sutlej Yamuna link canal. The Supreme Court has ordered that the Centre will now take over the canal and will continue building it.
The water-sharing agreement was among Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir. On Haryana’s demand, Punjab has said that after its creation in 1966, it had become a riparian state of the Yamuna and was getting its share. At the same time, it had lost its riparian rights after it was carved out of Punjab.
