India, May 2 -- All major political parties of Punjab on Friday signaled political unity on the ongoing water sharing row stoked by the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), taking a unanimous stand that any attempt to forcibly give extra water to Haryana will be opposed.

The representatives of seven recognised political parties, who assembled in Chandigarh for an all-party meeting convened by chief minister Bhagwant Mann amid escalation tension between the two states, took a united stand that Punjab does not have any water to spare and not a single drop of additional water will be given to Haryana from the Bhakra Dam. All leaders also addressed a joint press conference after the meeting where Mann said that the decision to release water ...