Chandigarh, May 6 -- Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa were engaged in a verbal spat over Punjab's riparian rights during a special session of the assembly on Monday.

The tiff started when Mann questioned Bajwa over Congress-ruled Himachal Pradesh staying away from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) meeting in which the decision to give Haryana extra water was taken.

Mann asked Bajwa to clear his stand on the issue as to why Congress-ruled Himachal boycotted the meeting if his party was so sincere about protecting Punjab's riparian rights. Bajwa objected to this and asked for AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal's stance on the Punjab water rights.

The heated exchange continued with the CM telling Baj...