Chandigarh, Jan. 28 -- The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) and the Congress on Tuesday launched sharp attack on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann over his remarks following a meeting with his Haryana counterpart Nayab Singh Saini on the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) Canal issue, accusing him of undermining Punjab's riparian rights.

SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal said Mann's reference to Bhai Kanhaiya ji to justify sharing Punjab's river waters with other states, particularly Haryana, was "outrageous and sacrilegious".

"Dasam Patshah blessed acts of compassion and charity but also taught us to fight for our just rights. It is one thing to offer water to the dying as an act of compassion, as Bhai Kanhaiya ji did, and quite another to surrender ...