India, Aug. 30 -- The Janata Dal (United), an NDA ally, has reiterated its demand that water rightfully belonging to the people of Bihar should not be diverted to Bangladesh.

Even though Bangladesh's new Prime Minister, Tarique Rahman, has postponed his maiden visit to India, the Janata Dal (United), an NDA ally, has reiterated its demand that water rightfully belonging to the people of Bihar should not be diverted to Bangladesh. In light of rising water levels in the Ganga and the threat of floods in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary had appealed to the West Bengal the existing agreement and argued against renewing it in its current form. ter into the Hooghly River via an irrigation canal, thereby preventing silt accumulatio...