The Supreme Court has struck down Punjab’s unilateral abrogation of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) water-sharing agreement with Haryana and other neighbouring states, sending political temperatures soaring in the poll-bound state.
Immediately after the verdict, Congress lawmakers quit the Assembly while Congress leader Amarinder Singh resigned from the Lok Sabha and blamed Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for the mess. Hitting back, Badal termed Singh’s resignation a “drama”. He was scheduled to chair a Cabinet meeting over the verdict at 6pm.
The state goes to the polls next year where the ruling BJP-Akali Dal combine is trying to thwart tough competition from a resurgent Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party.
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