Riparian principle non-negotiable - Parkash Singh Badal
Chandigarh: Five times Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Parkash Singh Badal said here today that the Riparian Principle was "totally non-negotiable" and that any solution outside its purview would never be acceptable to Punjabis or law abiding believers in the Constitutional framework of the country. In a statement here, the former CM said the SC must first of all determine which state had the right on the waters of any river. “The SC must clarify if non-riparian states can also have a claim on the waters of rivers that do not even touch its boundaries. Allotting water to non-riparian states would lead to a situation of utter constitutional anarchy on the issue of natural resources”, he added.
