After Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann refused to release Bhakra Canal water to Haryana, CM Nayab Saini requested him to "rise above...party politics". "It's necessary to empty water reservoir before June...If there's no space left in reservoir, excess water will go to Pakistan," said Saini. Mann accused BJP of exerting pressure through Bhakra Beas Management Board to meet Haryana's demand.