:dateline:Taking a U-turn on the SYL-Canal issue, the Deputy Chief Minister of Punjab and the President of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal, Sukhbir Singh Badal, said that his government will not resign if the verdict by the Supreme Court 
of India comes against Punjab on the SYL-Canal issue. Badal spoke�with the media on the side-lines of the Sangat Darshan programme at Pojewal near Nawanshehar on August 6th.
Justifying his approach, the Deputy Chief Minister argued that he does not want to lose control over the state by finishing his government as his party would be able to defend the state rights by remaining in power. He said that his party doesn�t want to make any mistakes at this crucial juncture.
Taking a dig at Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee�s head Captain, Amarinder Singh, for his statement that all the Congress MLAs and MPs will resign if SC verdicts against Punjab. Sukhbir Badal said that Congress would lose nothing if 3 out of the total 40 MP�s resign. He added that he will toil and won�t let even a single drop of water go to other states. �
Earlier, Sukhbir Badal said that Punjab will not have a single drop of water to spare. He stated that his government will not refrain from making any sacrifices to defend the state rights over its waters. �����
Notably, the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Act-2016 presented by the Akali government was passed unanimously in the Punjab assembly on March 14. It was decided to de-notify the land acquired from farmers for the SYL-Canal project and return it back to them free of cost. While the Governor�s assent to Bill was being awaited, the Haryana government moved to the Supreme Court seeking annulation of the Satluj-Yamuna Link Canal Land (Transfer of Proprietary Rights) Act-2016 passed by the Punjab government. ��
