Capt Amarinder sounds caution on SYL canal to Supreme Court judges

LUDHIANA : Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee president Capt Amarinder Singh today sounded caution on the SYL issue citing the riots in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over Kauveri dispute.
He reiterated that the SC judges must take into consideration the existing ground realities before pronouncing their judgment as a lot had changed on the ground.
At the same time, he announced, come what may, he will not allow an extra drop of water to flow out of Punjab as it could render at least ten lakh acres of land in the Malwa region barren.
Addressing a massive political conference, that was the largest among all the conferences held by different political parties here today, Capt Amarinder blamed the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal for the SYL mess, saying his role dated back to 1978 when he was the Chief Minister and wanted to please his friend and the then Haryana Chief Minister Devi Lal.
Lashing out at the Badals and Majithia, he said, the moment elections are announced and the code of conduct comes into force, the Badals will need to run for cover. “People will not let them enter their villages”, he said, while adding that was the reason they were seeking extra security for themselves from the centre.