Haryana BJP demands special Assembly session on SYL

Rohtak, Nov 22 (UNI) The Haryana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded a special session of the state Vidhan Sabha to adopt a unanimous resolution over the issue of construction of the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal and transfer of Chandigarh and other Hindi speaking areas from Punjab to Haryana.

Addressing a press conference at the state party headquarters here last evening, BJP MLA from Hassangarh in Rohtak district Naresh Malik said that all the political parties in the state should join hands on these issues.

The Punjab state Assembly had also unanimously passed a bill terminating all the water-sharing agreements with other states, Mr Malik pointed out. He urged all the political parties in the state to take a united stand over these issues in order to safeguard the interests of the state and exert pressure on the Centre for early construction of the SYL canal and transfer of Chandigarh and other Hindi speaking areas.

Promising BJP's support over the issues, he urged the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Congress government to convene a special session of the assembly to adopt a resolution on these issues.

Mr Malik also suggested an all party meeting to evolve consensus among the political parties of the state on the issues before the special session of the state Assembly.

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