Mohali, May 6 -- Senior congress leader and former Punjab health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu has condemned the Bhakra Beas Management Board's (BBMB) decision to allocate 8,500 cusecs of water from Punjab rivers to Haryana, terming it unconstitutional and a direct assault on the state's rights. "Punjab has no surplus water to offer. It is unacceptable for the BBMB to direct us to share our rightful share of water with Haryana," Sidhu said. He criticised the Centre for unilaterally reallocating Punjab's water without consulting the state, calling it a betrayal to the people of Punjab. Sidhu said that irrigation through canals has reduced by nearly 4.90 lakh hectares and 114 of 150 blocks have been declared 'dark zones' due to groundwater depletion. He has demanded BBMB to revoke the decision and called for Prime Minister's intervention to resolve the issue. htc...