Chandigarh, May 14 -- Punjab cabinet ministers Barinder Kumar Goyal, Harbhajan Singh ETO, Lal Chand Kataruchak and Laljit Singh Bhullar, along with Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs and leaders, joined the ongoing day-and-night vigil at Nangal Dam on Tuesday to protest the release of Punjab's water to other states. The protest targets the BJP-led central and state governments and the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB), demanding an immediate halt to the diversion of Punjab's water.

Chief minister Bhagwant Mann and cabinet minister Harjot Bains had earlier visited the dam thrice between May 1 and May 11, urging BBMB to stop the release of surplus water to Haryana.

Addressing the gathering, water resources and land conservation minister Barinde...