India, May 21 -- With the beginning of the new water-sharing cycle, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) released water to Haryana from the Bhakra-Nangal Dam on Wednesday.

While the water was being released, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann addressed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters, who had been camping at the Nangal Dam for the past month to ensure no water is shared with the neighbouring state. "Water has been released according to the new cycle but Haryana should use its share judiciously as Punjab does not have even a drop of additional water to spare," he told the AAP workers, who later called off their month-long protest.

"We successfully prevented BBMB officials from releasing extra water to Haryana. This is a victory of t...