After Haryana requested Punjab to release water for drinking purposes on April 6, Punjab “showed a big heart” and gave 4,000 cusecs of water. “Our Gurus have taught us that giving water to any thirsty person is a great virtue,” the resolution added.Goyal, citing the resolution, said the population of Haryana is 3 crore and it needs only 1,700 cusecs of water to meet all drinking and other human needs.”Now, Haryana is saying that they need 8,500 cusecs of water all of a sudden. Punjab does not have extra water to meet its demand. So, BJP forcibly called a meeting of the BBMB in an unconstitutional and illegal manner and passed a resolution that Punjab will have to give its water to Haryana from its own share.”“This is not acceptable to us,” the resolution said.The resolution added that the House strongly condemned the “illegal and unconstitutional” convening of the BBMB meeting by the Bharatiya Janata Party.”At present, the BBMB has become a mere puppet of the BJP government at the Centre. In the meetings of the BBMB, Punjab is neither being heard nor are the rights of Punjabis being taken care of. So, the BBMB should be reorganized to protect the rights of Punjab,” it said.The resolution said that the House also considers the Dam Safety Act, 2021, to be an attack on the rights of Punjab. “This law fully empowers the central government to directly control the rivers and dams of the states, even if the dam is entirely within the state’s borders. This is against India’s federal structure and undermines the sovereign right of states like Punjab over their water. Therefore, this House demands from the central government that the Act be repealed immediately and Government of Punjab rejects it completely,” the resolution stated.
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