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J&K had first right to its rivers, says Omar Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the campaign for restoration of statehood was only at its beginning, asserting he would continue to raise the issue until the Centre fulfils its…
The Story in Brief
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said the campaign for restoration of statehood was only at its beginning, asserting he would continue to raise the issue until the Centre fulfils its commitment. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah said the protest at Jantar Mantar was 'not the end of the story' but the start of efforts for statehood. He questioned why Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to restore statehood had not yet been fulfilled.
On the Indus Waters Treaty, Abdullah said Jammu and Kashmir had suffered restrictions under the agreement and should have first right over its river waters. 'This is our blood that has been sucked,' he said, adding that Pakistan's sympathy towards Kashmiris 'disappears when it comes to water'. He said the suspension of the treaty should allow J&K greater use of its water resources.
The Indian Opinion
The claim that J&K's 'blood has been sucked' by the Indus Waters Treaty is a sharp political attack aimed at the Centre and Pakistan. But it sidesteps a thorny question: has the J&K government itself pursued water projects it says are blocked? Abdullah offered no specific example of a viable dam or navigation project that New Delhi vetoed. The test is whether he tables concrete proposals, and whether the Centre actually clears them after the treaty's suspension is formalised.
Source: greaterkashmir.com
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