Three non-Congress ruled States — Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttar
Pradesh — on Friday opposed an overarching national legal framework on
water management, saying any such law should be prepared by the States
and not the Centre.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said, “Water-related laws are
important to be prepared at the level of States so that legal rights in
this regard are fully with them.”
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda said “There is no need to enact any central law on this subject nor it is in consonance with the provisions of the Constitution“.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said “While the U.P. government agrees to most of the proposals (in the draft
Water Policy), the proposal to create a law on water is a sensitive
issue. Water is a state subject according to the Constitution and states
have a right to formulate policies keeping in mind their special
needs,”
Another, non-Congress State, Karnataka, meanwhile wanted a relook into
the Inter-State Water Disputes Act to remove “loose ends” in the
legislation.
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said “Permanent water dispute tribunal should be established in the Apex
Court and its benches at all the States’ High Courts on the lines of the
Green Bench,”
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