| Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again brought the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) into focus by stating that it caused great harm to Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister welcomed the suspension of the IWT saying he had always opposed the treaty from the very beginning. “It is good that it has been suspended. Now measures must be taken so that we are able to use that water for ourselves,” he said.
It may be recalled that Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan in April 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons, mostly tourists dead. Since then, the treaty continues to remain in abeyance. PM Modi has made it clear that “b |