Bains said that the AAP workers stopped the BBMB chairman from releasing water to Haryana without consent of Punjab and demanded that a case would be registered against the chairman.CM blames BBMB chairmanChief Minister Bhagwant Mann who landed at the dam allegedly accused the BBMB chairman of “illegally” releasing 200 cusecs of water to Haryana.While addressing the protesters outside the rest house, Mann alleged that Manoj Tripathi supervised the release of water from the Nangal Dam earlier in the day. He further said that if unrest breaks out in Punjab over this issue, the BBMB chairman will be held responsible.”This is an irresponsible act at a time when the country is on high alert,’’ he said.”Neither the Centre nor the Punjab Government or the High Court has directed BBMB to release extra water to Haryana. The advisory issued during the May 2 meeting only suggested release of 4,500 cusecs,’’ Mann added.Mann further said that Punjab does not have surplus water and the state cannot afford to release more water when several villages are already reeling under shortage of water for irrigation and drinking purposes.Later Mann asked the AAP workers to maintain a constant vigil at the Nangal Dam, alleging that BBMB is functioning on the instructions of the BJP-led Central Government.The release of additional 4,500 cuses of water has become a major bone of contention between Punjab and Haryana.The BBMB chairman had today reached the dam to oversee water regulation after the Punjab and Haryana high court had yesterday restrained the Punjab government from interfering in the board’s work in Nangal.
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