Jammu And Kashmir Has Suffered Due To Indus Water Treaty: Minister Jawed Rana

Jammu and Kashmir Minister Jawed Rana mentioned right here on Saturday that the erstwhile state has suffered considerably because of the Indus Water Treaty.

He famous that Jammu and Kashmir is a drought-prone space, and the Indus Water Treaty is topic to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice; alternatively, the folk of the state have now not gained the advantages to which they’re entitled underneath the treaty.

“The people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered the most due to the Indus Water Treaty. Unfortunately, our area is a drought-prone area. The Indus Water Treaty also includes the International Court of Justice, but I would say that we did not get the benefits from it that we should have got. We should get our rights, our mountains, water, our rivers, our government,” Jawed Rana advised ANI.

In the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror assault, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) assembly. Recognising the seriousness of this terrorist assault, the CCS determined that the Indus Water Treaty of 1960 can be held in abeyance with instant impact till Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its enhance for cross-border terrorism.

Reacting to Pakistan People’s Party president Bilawal Bhutto’s remark at the Indus Water Treaty, Jawed Rana stated that it’s an absurd remark from the Pakistani management, which isn’t even status on its toes. He mentioned that Bhutto’s commentary makes no distinction as there’s no democracy in Pakistan.

“The absurd statements of the Pakistan leadership, which is not standing on its own feet, where there is no democracy, what difference does his statement make?” he added.

Twenty-six vacationers had been killed on Tuesday afternoon in a terrorist assault in Pahalgam’s Baisaran valley. Among the sufferers had been 25 Indian nationals and one Nepalese citizen.