Centre Must Ensure Water For Punjab, Haryana: Arvind Kejriwal

Not to make two state fight over the issue: Delhi CM

On Wednesday, the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought the Centre's intervention to ensure water for Punjab and Haryana even as he accused the BJP and the Congress of playing politics over the decades-old Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute.

As per the information, He made the remarks in Haryana's Hisar, from where he launched his party's 'Make India No. 1' campaign. This came a day after the Centre told the Supreme Court that the Punjab government was "not cooperating" in resolving the SYL canal issue.

According to the statement, Mr. Kejriwal also asked the Centre not to make the two states fight over the issue.Replying to a question over the issue, the Delhi chief minister also appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure water for both Punjab and Haryana, asserting that both the states were facing shortages.

As per the statement, He said both Punjab and Haryana need water as the level of underground water table is depleting in both the states. Further said, “It is the responsibility of the central government that it should intervene and ensure water for Haryana and Punjab," he told reporters in Hisar.

"What is the job of the central government? It is not the job of the Centre to make these two states fight against each other. If we continue to fight against each other, how will India move forward," Mr Kejriwal asked.