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`Didn't want to embarrass leaders'

Amarinder Singh

NEW DELHI, JULY 14. The Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, today ruled out restoration of the status quo on sharing of river waters with the neighbouring States and said he had not consulted either the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, or the Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, before taking the action.

``There is no question of status quo being restored as there is a law passed by the Assembly,'' he told reporters here and sought a new commission to settle the issue of river water sharing since the Eradi Commission concerned only the Ravi and Beas rivers.

Asked whether he had consulted the Prime Minister and the Congress president before going ahead with the legislation in the State Assembly, the Chief Minister said ``I didn't consult the Prime Minister or the party president before taking the decision as it would have embarrassed the leadership.'' — PTI

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