Sindh to take legal action if Centre fails to reverse decision on Irsa.

KARACHI -- Sindh government's spokesperson Murtaza Wahab has said the provincial government sees federal cabinet's decision to remove three members of Irsa as unconstitutional and demands the federation immediately reverse it.

Mr Wahab said in a statement issued here on Wednesday that people of Sindh would not accept the unilateral decision under any circumstances and the Sindh government would take legal action if the centre did not take it back.

He said that members of the Indus River System Authority (Irsa) had to be appointed in consultation with provinces and hence the provinces had the right to challenge the decision. The federal government should refrain from thrusting its unilateral decisions on provinces, he said.

He said that those who accused others of bias were themselves showing bias towards Sindh. The federal government and its ministers from Sindh who were always ready to attack the provincial government over trivial issues had kept mum on this stark injustice with smaller provinces, he said.

Growers reject removal of Irsa members

HYDERABAD: Sindh Chamber of Agriculture (SCA) has rejected amendment to Indus River System Authority Act and removal of federal and Sindh members from Irsa by the federal cabinet.

In a statement issued here on Wednesday SCA president Miran Mohammad Shah slammed federal cabinet for amending Irsa Act to do away with membership of federation, Sindh and Punjab from Irsa.

He said that Irsa was a constitutional body and the federation could not take any decision about it without consulting the provinces and appointment or their removal of...