Punjab BJP president Jattvibeil Jakhar on Saturday held the Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann government responsible for “toxic water being supplied through canals” to a large part of the Malwa region.In a video message shared on social media, Jakhar said, “Chief Minister ji, instead of protecting corrupt people, pay attention to the public. Poisonous black water is flowing through the canals and the seepage drains are not being cleaned. Due to this toxic water, people are falling ill, and because the drains are not being cleaned, kinnow orchards — a symbol of crop diversification in Fazilka district — are being destroyed because of the growing seepage problem.”The BJP leader inspected canals and seepage drains during a visit to the villages in the Abohar constituency.“While the CM boasts about lining water channels with grants from the Centre and claims to be delivering water to tail-end areas, he is ignoring the black polluted water flowing through the canals,” he said, adding that fish were dying in water bodies.


