Capt Amarinder Singh has welcomed the Prime Minister’s reported decision to hold a meeting of Punjab and Haryana on April 20 to resolve the contentious SYL Canal issue.
The Chief Minister’s statement came in response to a submission made in the Supreme Court by the Centre that the Prime Minister has called for a meeting between Punjab and Haryana on April 20.
The SYL matter is listed before the Supreme Court on April 12, 2017.
Punjab also submitted before the court that a new government had assumed office in the state and that it would issue renewed instructions in the matter and hence an adjournment would be necessitated.
The court took note of the request made and asked counsel to renew the request at 2 pm on April 12.
Punjab was represented by senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, Advocate General Atul Nanda, Advocate General and senior advocate RS Suri, while the Union of India was led by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi.
Capt Amarinder said he had been seeking the Centre’s intervention in the matter to find an amicable settlement to the issue in the interest of Punjab.
Allowing the SYL to be constructed before ascertaining the water availability amounted to putting the cart before the horse, he said.
