Nangal, May 11 -- Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday alleged that the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) tried "to steal water once again" from the Nangal Dam for Haryana, but the local people foiled their attempts.

"They attempted to steal water once again. The people here foiled those attempts," Mann told ANI.

He accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of exerting pressure on Punjab through the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB).

"But BJP sends BBMB here every day. Punjab is fighting at the border. Where should we pay attention, there or here?" he asked.

Mann described the 'repeated' visits by BBMB officials as part of a larger agenda. "They (BBMB) come here every day. This is bad. But we won't let their conspiracies succeed....