Nangal, May 2 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann has firmly reiterated the state's position that it has no surplus water to share with neighbouring states and warned that the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) cannot release water to Haryana without Punjab's consent.

Mann on Thursday visited the Nangal dam in Rupnagar district where state minister Harjot Singh Bains held a 'dharna' along with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers. Bains claimed they locked a room at the Nangal dam from where water supply is regulated.

Addressing the media at Nangal dam, Mann described the water sharing dispute as a "very serious" issue, claiming that Punjab is already facing a water crisis. He said that Haryana has already consumed 16,000 cusecs of additio...