Mohali:A meeting to address the SYL canal matter took place on Thursday, involving Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the chief ministers of Haryana and Punjab at a five star hotel in Chandigarh Ahead of a meeting to discuss the contentious Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, five farmer outfits of Punjab held a protest opposing this meeting in Phase-6, Mohali, on Thursday and blocked Dara Studio Chowk.
Farmer leader Balbir Singh Rajewal was leading this protest. Bharatiya Kisan Union (Rajewal), Kisan Sangharsh Committee (Punjab) and BKU (Mansa) were among the outfits taking part in the protest.
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Rajewal emphasised that Punjab doesn’t have any surplus water to share, advocating the sentiment, “No aab no Punjab (No river, no Punjab)”.
Another farmer leader said, “Our protest stems from the fact that Punjab lacks surplus water. We question the need for constructing the SYL canal, raising doubts about the purpose of these meetings.”
A meeting to address the SYL canal matter took place on Thursday, involving Union jal shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and the chief ministers of Haryana and Punjab at a five star hotel in Chandigarh. A team assembled by the Union government participated in the meeting.
