Ludhiana, June 14 -- Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini was met with strong public opposition during his visit to Ludhiana to campaign for BJP's candidate ahead of the Ludhiana West by-election, scheduled for June 19.
Aggrieved citizens, frustrated over what they termed as "Haryana's historical exploitation of Punjab's water resources", confronted the CM's convoy, waving black flags and raising slogans of "Punjab De Paania de Chor Murdabad".
The protests saw hundreds of participants voicing anger among Punjabis over the decades-long issue of water-sharing. Protesters accused Haryana and BJP leaders of what they termed as "trying to loot Punjab's water".
Protesters said that the Haryana government was unfairly using Punjab's share of wat...