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Hindustan Times
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
INLD to stop Punjab vehicles on May 25 amid water row
Deciding to step up pressure on Punjab over the Bhakra water dispute, the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) on Tuesday announced a blockade of the Punjab-Haryana border on May 25, warning that all vehicles bearing Punjab number plates would be stopped. The party threatened to escalate the protest by setting up permanent protest camps (morchas) along the border if Punjab fails to release the full quota of water to Haryana by June 1. Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the party's national and state executive bodies in Chandigarh, INLD national president Abhay Singh Chautala accused the Punjab government of releasing only 5,000 cusecs of water instead of the agreed 9,000 cusecs from the Bhakra system. He said the shortfall had led to a severe water crisis in Haryana, affecting not just irrigation but also drinking water for people and livestock. 'We will not accept even one cusec less than 9,000 cusec. If Punjab does not comply, we will begin permanent sit-in protests from June 1,' Chautala declared. 'On May 25, we will enforce a symbolic blockade of Punjab-Haryana border routes, and all vehicles with Punjab number plates will be stopped.' The party plans to seal the borders in different regions. In the Ambala zone, INLD state president Rampal Majra will lead the blockade at two Punjab border points. At Sirsa, the protest will be led by Aditya Devilal, while Abhay Chautala himself will lead the agitation at the Narwana border with support from the Gurugram zone and Jind district units. Chautala also extended an invitation to the Congress to join the agitation, saying, 'If the Congress is truly serious about the water issue, it should stand with us in this struggle.' The party also passed a resolution to revive its agitation for the construction of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, a long-pending inter-state water dispute between Punjab and Haryana. In protest against Punjab's refusal to release Bhakra waters, a 15-member delegation of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD), led by its national president Abhay Singh Chautala, met Haryana governor Bandaru Dattatraya on Wednesday morning and submitted a memorandum.
Time of India
26-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Gurdas Mann's ‘Dil Da Maal' concert at HAU sparks outrage; suspend VC, says INLD
1 2 3 Hisar: As the nation continued to mourn the death of 26 civilians in the Pahalgam terror attack , celebrations at Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University (HAU) here on Saturday sparked outrage. Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan's ' Dil Da Maal ' programme was scheduled to begin at 7 pm, however by 8 pm, less than half the expected audience arrived, and Maan himself did not take the stage. In contrast, singer Shreya Ghoshal, who had a scheduled concert in Gujarat on Saturday, cancelled her performance in view of the national tragedy. Criticising the event at HAU, INLD leader Abhay Singh Chautala blamed the vice-chancellor for allowing a musical event to proceed at a govt institution during a period of " national mourning ". Chautala demanded immediate suspension of the VC. University officials, though, clarified that the Indira Gandhi Auditorium at the institute was booked months earlier by a private organisation, which paid the requisite fee. They emphasised that the event was not organised by the university itself. The concert came to public attention after promotional posters for 'Dil Da Maal' appeared across Hisar city, with ticket prices ranging from Rs 1,000 to Rs 8,000. Social organisations also condemned the event, noting that a naval officer from Haryana was among those killed in the Pahalgam attack. Despite the loss, such celebrations were allowed to proceed, they lamented. Talking to the mediapersons, Abhay Singh Chautala said: "What could be more shameful than this? When a tragic incident like the Pahalgam terrorist attack has occurred, the govt is busy celebrating instead of acting firmly. The vice-chancellor of HAU must be suspended immediately."
