India, May 1 -- Chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday accused the Bhagwant Mann-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Punjab of politicising the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) decision to allocate 8,500 cusecs of water to Haryana, saying the AAP resorts to "dirty politics" as elections approach.

Addressing a press conference in Panchkula, Saini said: "The people of Punjab understand that the AAP is playing dirty politics. When will they engage in development politics? After Delhi, the AAP has started to realise that the people of Punjab are going to oust them. Mann Sahib should not engage in partisan politics."

Citing the example of Bhai Kanhaiya, Saini said, "Punjab is the land of saints, and its people used to offer water to e...