Stating that the SYL issue had the potential to trigger
He called upon the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister to intercede, to prevent further vitiation of Punjab's troubled environment, which witnessed a terrorist-triggered bomb blast just a few days before voting took place in Maur in Bathinda.
the revival of terrorism in Punjab, Amarinder Singh warned that the militant organizations would exploit the "fragile situation" on the ground to further their "anti-India agenda if not checked immediately."
"Punjab is sitting on a virtual landmine, with intelligence reports suggesting that many of the sleeping terror cells were getting ready to raise their heads again," Singh claimed.
He called upon the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister to intercede, to prevent further vitiation of Punjab's troubled environment, which witnessed a terrorist-triggered bomb blast just a few days before voting took place in Maur in Bathinda.
"Punjab has lost thousands of innocent lives to terrorism," Amarinder reminded, warning that the dangerous consequences of revival of militancy in any form would be unimaginable.
The Punjab Police has decided to seal the state border to thwart any untoward move from the other side.
INLD's announcement to re-dig the canal drew sharp reactions from ruling Shiromani Akali Dal in Punjab which hit back asking the party not to indulge in provocative activities.
Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his Deputy Sukhbir Singh Badal had announced on multiple occasions that the SAD is committed to safeguard waters of the state.
Some radical organisations in Punjab have already announced to assemble at Kapoori in Patiala in order to thwart the construction of SYL canal.
Radical organisation Dal Khalsa has taken a dig at the INLD calling the move "nothing but a political mischief and stunt".
Haryana's Health Minister Anil Vij has also described the INLD's move a "gimmick".
Vij also accused the Akalis in Punjab and the INLD in Haryana of being the two sides of the same coin and said they were playing a "fixed match".
The SYL is a 214-km-long canal project to interlink the Sutlej and Yamuna rivers and defines water-sharing between Punjab and Haryana. The project has been suspended due to a dispute between the two states and the matter is now before the Supreme Court.
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