Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Friday accused the Aam Aadmi Party-ruled Delhi government of playing ‘petty politics’ on the issue of water sharing, and said that Delhi should convince the Punjab government to release Haryana’s legitimate share of water at the earliest.
He said that Haryana is releasing more than 1,049 cusecs of water to Delhi currently. “We can’t deprive Haryana of its water and give Delhi more than their legitimate share,” he said.
“Instead of playing petty politics on the water issues, the Delhi government should convince the Punjab government to release Haryana’s legitimate share of water at the earliest. I promise that the day Punjab will give our share, Haryana will increase Delhi’s current water share,” said Mr. Lal, at a press conference here.
