Haryana will continue fight for its share in water,says Hooda

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda reiterated that his government would make all-out efforts to get its due share of water from the natural resources of Punjab.

Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda reiterated that his government would make all-out efforts to get its due share of water from the natural resources of Punjab. Along with top Congress leaders,he was here to pay homage to the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh. Hooda also paid obeisance at the Golden Temple.

Our stand is clear. Whatever is our share,we will try to get it, said Hooda,adding that their case was already pending before the Supreme Court and they would make concerted efforts,legally and politically,to get the share.

On the issue of a separate Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for Haryana,Hooda said the state government had no role to play in the SGPC elections. The election is due and people will vote. The government will not interfere where it is not needed, he said,adding that there was a sizeable Sikh population that wanted a separate SGPC in Haryana.

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The CM said they had sought a legal opinion on the issue and the Chattha Committee looking into the matter had submitted its report. He said the decision on a separate SGPC would be taken keeping in view the aspirations of Sikhs in Haryana. On another question about implementing Punjabi as the second language in Haryana,Hooda replied in chaste Punjabi,saying he was taking lessons on how to speak the language. I will later learn to write and read Punjabi too, he added.

Union Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur,senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai,Congress MP Ashwani Kumar and local leader O P Soni accompanied Hooda. He was given a siropa (robe of honour) at Harminder Sahib.

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