Chandigarh: Hitting out at the Congress and the ruling SAD after the Supreme court verdict on SYL canal issue, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday alleged that both the parties had failed to protect the interest of Punjab.
The party announced it will launch an indefinite dharna at Kapoori in Patiala from Friday. It said Punjab does not have any water to share with the neighbouring state.
The apex court on Thursday held as "unconstitutional" the 2004 law passed by Punjab government to terminate the SYL canal water sharing agreement with neighbouring states.
"The SAD and Congress have failed to protect the interest of Punjab on river water issue," AAP leader HS Phoolka said.
AAP demanded that the Parkash Singh Badal-led government should resign as the ruling party has failed to protect the interest of the state.
"Badal government could have forced the Centre to withdraw the notification issued by the then union government in 1976 which stated that SYL be constructed to give water to Haryana," he said.
Phoolka also described the resignation of Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh from Lok Sabha as "mere drama".
"There is no meaning of resignation by Amarinder as it was the Congress-led government at the Centre which had decided to get the SYL canal constructed," he said.
"If Amarinder is really serious about state's interest he should resign from the Congress party," he said.
In 1982, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had inaugurated the digging of SYL canal at Kapoori in Patiala and at that time Amarinder was also present, Phoolka said.
Phoolka, who is a senior lawyer, said that the apex could have just given its opinion. "It is not a law and it is not binding," he claimed.
Talking about the next course of action of the party, he said that AAP leaders would hold dharna for indefinite period at Kapoori in Patiala.
"Punjab does not have spare water to share with Haryana and we will not allow that it be shared. We will never compromise with the interest of Punjab," he said.
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