Overview
- The Centre has sanctioned the deployment of 296 CISF personnel to provide security at Nangal Dam, citing the need for counter-terrorist measures.
- Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has criticized the move, asserting that the Punjab Police already provides security at the dam at no cost.
- Mann accuses the BJP-led central government of attempting to 'steal' Punjab's water and engaging in 'revenge politics' against the state.
- The Bhakra Beas Management Board has been instructed to pay Rs 8.58 crore annually for the CISF deployment, a cost Mann refuses to bear.
- Mann plans to raise the issue with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the upcoming NITI Aayog meeting, calling the Centre's actions unjustified and politically motivated.