Chandigarh, March 6 -- The Congress mounted a sharp attack on the Nayab Singh Saini-led BJP government in the Haryana Assembly on Thursday, questioning why the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue found no mention in the budget document and alleging that scams and financial mismanagement have become the hallmark of the ruling dispensation.

As the House began a debate on the 2026-27 budget estimates presented on March 2 by CM Nayab Singh Saini, who also holds the finance portfolio, the long-standing SYL issue dominated proceedings. Opening the discussion, Congress veteran Raghuvir Singh Kadian urged legislators to rise above party lines and unite on the SYL canal issue. He proposed that the House should pass a resolution and jointly meet ...