Overview

• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused New Delhi of making arbitrary appointments to the Bhakra Beas Management Board and called for its reconstitution.
• He said voting power must mirror Punjab’s 60-percent stake in the BBMB rather than be equal with Haryana and Rajasthan combined.
• Mann warned that Punjab’s upgraded irrigation network consumes all available water, leaving no surplus for neighbouring states.
• The state has challenged the Centre’s BBMB decisions in court, with the Punjab and Haryana High Court set to hear further arguments this week.
• Punjab has defied a May 21 directive to release 10,300 cusecs of water to Haryana, intensifying the inter-state standoff.