ROHTAK, May 26 -- Reacting to Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini's repeated visits to Punjab, former CM and leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said Saini should focus on securing the state's share of water through the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal during his visits.

"Saini repeatedly visits Punjab and makes promises to bring a change in Punjab, but he never speaks on why Punjab should release Haryana's water in the SYL canal," he said while addressing a press conference in Rohtak.

Hooda alleged that Haryana was facing multiple issues under the BJP government, including inflation, power shortages, drinking water scarcity, unemployment and deteriorating law and order.

Referring to the recent fuel price hike, Hood...