CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday resigned as Lok Sabha MP, minutes after the Supreme Court announced its verdict on the controversial and long-pending Sutlej Yamuna Link issue. All Congress MLAs also quit their Punjab Assembly seats, in protest against the 'injustice meted out' to the people of the state.Amarinder has sent his resignation to the Lok Sabha Speaker and has also sought a personal meeting next week. "Badal has done to Punjab what even its worst enemy could not have done. He has plunged Punjab into a state of total despair," he said.The Akali government, the Punjab Congress chief said, had gone all out to scuttle every move of the Congress to bring relief to Punjab in the SYL matter. "After helping out Haryana, it seems Badal is now trying to help Himachal Pradesh, by suggesting that it should demand royalty from Punjab," Amarinder said.

Source: Times of India November 10, 2016 11:14 UTC