Chandigarh, May 1 -- The Congress on Wednesday sought the intervention of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi to resolve the inter-state dispute between Punjab and Haryana over allocation of Bhakra waters.

Party general secretary, Randeep Singh Surjewala at a briefing said that the Prime Minister should call a meeting of the chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana within the next 24 hours in which the Union power and irrigation ministers should also be invited. "The Prime Minister should get Haryana its rightful share of 8,500 cusecs of water from the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). The Prime Minister should give clear instructions to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and the Punjab government that they should not create any obstructions ...