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At the NDA Parliamentary conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated Nehru ‘confessed’ that the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan brought no advantage to India.
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< period lang="EN-US" dir ="ltr">New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chairing the National Democratic Alliance(NDA )Parliamentary conference on Tuesday, stated that previous PM Jawaharlal Nehru had actually’confessed’that the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan brought no advantage to India, according to sources. PM Modi stated that Nehru had actually separated the nation two times, as soon as with the Radcliffe line, and another throughout the treaty, which provided 80 percent of the river’s water to Pakistan. The contract was likewise anti-farmer, stated PM Modi.
“Nehru partitioned the country once, and then again. Under the Indus Water Treaty, 80 per cent of the water was given to Pakistan. Later, through his secretary, Nehru admitted his mistake, saying that it brought no benefit,” PM Modi sai, d according to sources.
< period lang="EN-US" dir="ltr"> According to media reports, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who existed at the conference , called it a betrayal by Nehru for signing the Indus Water Treaty, stating that the previous PM must have taken Parliament’s approval for it.”
The nation has actually been betrayed. If he (Jawaharlal Nehru)were the prime minister in a democratic election, he needs to have taken the Parliament’s approval for this. Without the trust of the cabinet and the Parliament, he went to Pakistan and returned alone after signing the arrangement … This is a betrayal with our farmers,” Pal stated.
Hailing the Prime Minister’s remarks, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad criticised the Nehru-led federal government for offering “Rs 80 crore to Pakistan.”
“We are proud that the Prime Minister stated the facts. Nehru ji not only signed the treaty without cabinet approval or discussion, but also gave Rs 80 crore to them. Whenever a treaty is signed, it is done only after discussion in Parliament,” the BJP leader stated.
On August 14, India strongly turned down the current award provided by the Hague-based Court of Arbitration under the Indus Waters Treaty , pointing out the court’s absence of jurisdiction, authenticity, and proficiency.
“India has never accepted the legality, legitimacy, or competence of the so-called Court of Arbitration. Its pronouncements are therefore without jurisdiction, devoid of legal standing, and have no bearing on India’s rights of utilisation of waters,” Jaiswal stated while reacting to a concern by ANI throughout a weekly media rundown.
< period lang="EN-US" dir="ltr"> Following the Pahalgam terrorist attack in April, which eliminated 26 individuals, India has, in workout of its rights as a sovereign country under worldwide law, positioned the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT)in abeyance till Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its assistance for cross-border terrorism.
The Indus Waters Treaty was checked in 1960, following 9 years of settlements in between India and Pakistan, with the support of the World Bank, which is likewise a signatory.
The Treaty designates the Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, Chenab) to Pakistan and the eastern rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej)to India.
Meanwhile, at the exact same conference the Prime Minister likewise presented NDA’s Vice-Presidential prospect CP Radhakrishan, calling him as a grassroots leader of from the Other Backwards Class (OBC) neighborhood.
“He (Radhakrishnan) is a grassroots leader from the OBC community, simple in nature, and does not ‘play games’ in politics,” PM Modi stated, according to sources.