AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR: Farmer bodies have joined hands to oppose amendments in the eligibility criteria for appointment to posts of two whole-time members of Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), with Bharatiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait arguing that through this move, the Union government has snatched away rights of the states over water.
On the other hand, former MP and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Prem Singh Chandumajra said on Thursday that the Central government “aims to abolish” the federal system of the country and replace it with a unitary system of governance. “The Centre is usurping the rights of states and Punjab seems to have become the number one target.
Earlier the jurisdiction of BSF was increased and now the Centre has abolished the permanent membership of Punjab in Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB),” said the Akali leader.
