Shiromani Akali Dal (Badal) has announced to ‘honor’ Punjab CM Parkash Singh Badal with ‘Saviour of Punjab’ award. CM Badal’s son Sukhbir Badal, who is deputy CM of Punjab, will be awarded with ‘Saviour of Punjab Waters’ award.
Aam Aadmi Party senior leader, Col. (Retd) C.D. Singh Kamboj has asked Revenue Minister, Bikramjeet Singh Majithia to request Prime Minister, Narinder Modi and Harsimrat Badal to clear their stand on SYL issue.
Punjab government has planned to request the Supreme Court of India to first decide on the ‘riparian status’ of Haryana and Rajasthan before it gives a verdict on the Presidential reference on the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004.
THE SYL canal controversy has reignited with the presidential reference on the constitutionality of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act of 2004, passed by the Punjab Assembly when Capt Amarinder Singh was Chief Minister, being argued before the Supreme Court.
Reiterating that the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal was planned against time-tested and universally accepted Riparian principles with an eye on looting the scarce water resources of Punjab, the Dal Khalsa today released a poster on the contentious SYL highlighting its roots, background, and names of persons who were responsible for continued loot of the state's only natural resource and those who played the role of saviour to protect it.
The issue of Satluj Yamuna Link Canal is in discussion once again. Recently Punjab State Assembly passed a bill to de-notify the land acquired to construct SYL Canal and return it to the farmers, from whom it was acquired three decades ago.
Punjab Chief Minister made another statement in the Punjab state assembly saying that the construction of controversial Satluj Yamuna Link Canal was never necessary as Punjab has not spare water to share with non-riparian neighbouring state.
Dhaudhar/Moga: In a written press release issued by Office of Deputy CM, Punjab the Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Badal said that the Punjab is fully prepared ...
Supreme Court of India has ordered status quo on the Satluj Yamuna Link canal.
Sikh Siyasat Editor, Parmjeet Singh, explains the issue of Satluj Yamuna Link Canal with reference to current debate on the controversial canal and Punjab Assembly's recently passed law to de-notify and return the SYL land to Punjab farmers from whom the land was acquired.
The Punjab assembly today passed a legislation to de-acquire and de-notify the land acquired from farmers. The assembly passed the bill (titled "The Punjab Satluj Yamuna Link Canal Rehabilitation and Revesting of Property Rights Bill 2016") clearing the return of 3928 acres of land to the farmers.
The Punjab government will be introducing a bill to de-acquire the land of controversial Satluj Yamuna Link canal, also called the SYL canal on Monday (Mar. 14) afternoon.
When Shiromani akali Dal is facing a piquant situation on SYL issue with the BJP-led Union government backing Haryana's contention for completing the canal and SAD declaring that it would not allow a drop of Punjab's water be flown out, United Akali dal has alleged that both SAD and BJP are playing according to the pre-scripted drama in which both the parties want to serve their interests in the respective states where they are ruling.
Jal Bin Sakh Kumlavati is a booklet published by Sikh Students Federation in July 2008 on Punjab Water Crisis, Punjab River Waters and Satluj Yamuna Link SYL Issue.
Expressing firmness on Punjab Government's stance against construction of controversial Satluj Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, the Punjab government on Thursday (March 10) said it will bring in a legislation to de-acquire the land acquired from farmers and give it back to them to ensure the state does not have to share more water with other states.
Punjab state assembly will be discussing a resolution asserting Punjab’s riparian rights today. The decision to pass this resolution was taken during the Business Advisory Committee of the House held yesterday.
The Supreme Court [yesterday] rejected the Punjab Government’s objection to Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel, who hails from Haryana, being part of a five-member Constitution Bench hearing the Presidential reference on the validity of the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act 2004.
On the inaugural day of assembly session Punjab governor Kaptan Singh Solanki said that Punjab's right to waters of its rivers should be safeguarded the Centre should remove discrimination in sharing it with neighbouring states.
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