Cong leader Manish Tewari urges Punjab CM to consult advocate general on BBMB issue
Chandigarh Mar 20 PTI Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday urged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to consult the states advocate general on the Bhakra Beas Management Board issue to explore legal options against the recent change in rules for selection of its membersThe change in appointment rules for top officers to the board has raked up a storm with many political parties in Punjab and Haryana criticising the CentreThe Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB which is a statutory body under the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 and manages the water resources of Sutlej and Beas has a whole-time chairman and two members for irrigation and powerPolitical leaders have claimed that according to the BBMB Rules 1974 the member power in BBMB was from Punjab and the member irrigation was from Haryana but the requirement has been removed in the amended rulesRequest Chief Minister Punjab BhagwantMann to consult with his advocate general to explore the possibility of filing an original suit under Article 131 of COI Constitution of India challenging BBMB Amendment Rules 2022 as they discriminate against Punjab Tewari the MP from Anandpur Sahib saidHe also said that as an MP from Punjab he will file objections PTI SUN VSD ANB ANB
Chandigarh Mar 20 PTI Congress leader Manish Tewari on Sunday urged Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to consult the states advocate general on the Bhakra Beas Management Board issue to explore legal options against the recent change in rules for selection of its membersThe change in appointment rules for top officers to the board has raked up a storm with many political parties in Punjab and Haryana criticising the CentreThe Bhakra Beas Management Board BBMB which is a statutory body under the Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966 and manages the water resources of Sutlej and Beas has a whole-time chairman and two members for irrigation and powerPolitical leaders have claimed that according to the BBMB Rules 1974 the member power in BBMB was from Punjab and the member irrigation was from Haryana but the requirement has been removed in the amended rulesRequest Chief Minister Punjab BhagwantMann to consult with his advocate general to explore the possibility of filing an original suit under Article 131 of COI Constitution of India challenging BBMB Amendment Rules 2022 as they discriminate against Punjab Tewari the MP from Anandpur Sahib saidHe also said that as an MP from Punjab he will file objections PTI SUN VSD ANB ANB
