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completion of the SYL canal. It further said many agreements, accords, tribunals’ findings and judgments of the highest judiciary of the nation have all singularly upheld the claim of Haryana to the waters and directed completion of the SYL canal. “In defiance and contrary to these directions and agreements, legislations were enacted by Punjab to deny the rightful claims of Haryana,” reads the resolution.

Urging the Centre to take measures for the construction of SYL canal as per the directions of the Supreme Court, the House urged the Union government to prevail upon Punjab to withdraw its case and permit the Hansi-butana canal to carry waters to the water-deficient areas of Haryana.

The House also touched upon the issue of transfer of Hindispeaking villages from Punjab to Haryana, saying this process has also not been completed even as the Indira Gandhi agreement, the Rajiv- Longowal accord and the Venkatramaiah Commission all accepted the claim of Haryana to Hindi-speaking areas that fall within the territory of Punjab.

Locking horns with

Centre

The Haryana resolution also says the recent amendment in the rules of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) by the central government for appointment of whole-time members goes against the spirit of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, which treats the river projects as common assets of the successor states of Punjab and Haryana. The resolution also urged the Centre to ensure that the proportion of Haryana government officials serving in Chandigarh UT continued as envisaged during the reorganisation of Punjab. This is supposed to be 60:40 in favour of Punjab.