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Punjab to defy Supreme Court order in water war with Haryana

by IBNS 18 Mar 2016, 08:19 am

Chandigarh, Mar 18 (IBNS) The row with Haryana over sharing water from the Sutlej and land for a canal takes a new turn as Punjab has decided to defy a Supreme Court order.

The state assembly  on Friday passed a resolution moved by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, which said that it "would not abide by any order against its interests on water."

The Supreme Court had on Thursday  stopped Punjab from returning till March 30 nearly 4000 acres of land acquired for the Sutlej-Yamuna canal to farmers.

The opposition Congress and the Akalis, who govern Punjab in a coalition with the BJP, have combined to clear legislation to give back the land.