‘Will never allow’: J&K CM on Indus diversion to Punjab; ally Cong fumes | India News

J&Okay CM Omar Abdullah (PTI picture/file)

NEW DELHI: The central authorities’s plan to divert surplus water from the three western rivers of the Indus system in Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan has sparked a pointy disagreement amongst leaders of the northern states.Speaking of the 113 km-long canal proposed for redirecting surplus water to decrease riparian states, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah objected to water diversion to Punjab and stated he would “never permit” the allocation.“I will never permit this. Let us use our water for ourselves first… There is a drought-like situation in Jammu. Why should I send water to Punjab? Punjab already had water under the Indus Water Treaty. Did they give us water when we needed it?” J&Okay chief minister Omar Abdullah informed the information company ANI.Abdullah’s assertion didn’t sit properly with the ally Congress, as Punjab MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa voiced his disappointment over the comment.“By giving statements like this, he should not demean patriotism. During Operation Sindoor, Pakistanis attacked Punjab more than Jammu and Kashmir. As long as the patriotism of Punjab and its farmers remains strong, India will remain strong… I am very disappointed with his statement,” stated Congress MP Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.Last week, dwelling minister Amit Shah introduced that Indus waters could be introduced to Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar by way of canals “within three years,” including that the expanded irrigation community would profit giant components of the nation whereas Pakistan could be left “craving for every drop of water.”Sources accustomed to the event stated the proposed Chenab-Ravi-Beas-Sutlej hyperlink is being designed to combine with present canal methods at 13 areas throughout Jammu, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan, in the end channelling water to the Indira Gandhi Canal (Sutlej-Beas).