SYL canal row: Haryana khaps threaten to block Punjab's access to Delhi

Haryana khaps have threatened to block Punjab's access to New Delhi after the Punjab government refused to follow the order passed by the Supreme Court on maintaining status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal.

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Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal
Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal

Haryana khaps have threatened to block Punjab's access to New Delhi after the Punjab government refused to follow the order passed by the Supreme Court on maintaining status quo on land meant for Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal.

"Khaps do not want to take any illegal action, but the Punjab Government continues to defy law," said Tek Ram Kandela, Haryana convener of the Sarv Khap Panchayat (SKP).

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The decision to block Punjab's access to the national capital was taken at a meeting of khap leaders at Kandela village in Jind district.

The khaps have threatened to block the roads indefinitely to teach the state a lesson for its anti-Haryana stand.

"We will wait for some more days before blocking roads," Kandela added.

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