Shimla, July 31 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday said that the state government would not sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the proposed Kishau Dam project until Haryana gives a written commitment to Himachal's pending claims.

"We will not sign the Kishau Dam MoU until Himachal Pradesh's interests are fully protected. Haryana must give a written commitment on our pending claims. There will be no compromise on the rights of the people," Sukhu said on the sidelines of the flagging off 297 new Type-I electric buses from Kyarighat in Solan district.

He said Himachal has made a precondition that Haryana government should released BBMB arrears pending since 2011 before signing the agreement on the Kishau proje...