The Punjab Assembly on Tuesday passed five resolutions asserting its rights over river waters and water infrastructure, maintaining that the state had been treated unfairly in water-sharing arrangements and that the Centre’s laws and administrative mechanisms infringed upon its constitutional rights.

Among others, the resolutions sought a share in Yamuna waters, payment from Rajasthan for water supplied, and repeal of the Dam Safety Act, 2021. The resolutions also sought Punjab’s control over three irrigation headworks and measures to utilise Ravi waters flowing into Pakistan.

The resolutions were tabled by Punjab Water Resources Minister Barinder Kumar Goyal.

Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann asserted that Punjab would not surrender its rightful share of water. “Water is a state subject, and the control of headworks rests with the states.…