Chandigarh, May 3 -- Punjab Water Resources and Soil and Water Conservation Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal said that the Punjab government has boycotted the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) meeting scheduled for today. Terming the meeting completely unconstitutional and illegal, Goyal said that proper protocols had been violated in the scheduling of the 255th Special Meeting. "Under Regulation-3 of the 1976 Regulations, a seven-day notice is mandatory before scheduling a BBMB meeting," he said, adding that "We will not participate in the meeting until BBMB follows proper procedures." In a strongly worded letter to the BBMB Chairman, the Punjab Government communicated its position to the BBMB prior to the meeting. The state government ...