CM Bhagwant Mann’s ill intentions on the SYL canal are now out in the open. In a joint PC with Haryana’s CM, he shamelessly invoked Bhai Kanhiya Ji to morally whitewash the surrender of Punjab’s water. This isn’t compassion—it’s political betrayal. Once again, Mann failed catastrophically to defend Punjab’s riparian rights. Not a word on constitutional protections. Not a word on international riparian law. And suddenly, his favourite line—“Punjab kol ik boond pani vi nahi”—vanished into thin air. Punjab doesn’t have surplus water. Punjab is already over-exploited, environmentally stressed, and legally protected. Yet Mann chose symbolism over substance, optics over obligation, and Haryana’s narrative over Punjab’s survival. This isn’t ignorance. This is wilful abdication. This isn’t incompetence. This is backstabbing. History will remember who stood for Punjab—and who traded away its lifeline at the podium.