‘IWT one in every of largest betrayals’: Abdullah hits again at Mufti over her stand on Indus waters Treaty

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on Friday (Could 16) Omar Abdullah ripped into Folks’s Democratic Celebration (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti after the latter spoke out towards the reinstatement of the Tulbul Navigation Undertaking.

Abdullah additionally slammed the opposition chief for ignoring how the Indus Waters Treaty, which has now been held in abeyance following the terrorist assault in Pahalgam, has traditionally betrayed the pursuits of J&Ok.

Abdullah’s remarks got here after Mufti criticised the CM’s enchantment for resuming work on the Tulbul Navigation Undertaking, calling it “deeply irresponsible.”

“Truly what’s unlucky is that together with your blind lust to attempt to rating low cost publicity factors and please some folks sitting throughout the border, you refuse to acknowledge that the IWT has been one of many largest historic betrayals of the pursuits of the folks of J&Ok,” stated Abdullah in an X submit.

Truly what’s unlucky is that together with your blind lust to attempt to rating low cost publicity factors & please some folks sitting throughout the border, you refuse to acknowledge that the IWT has been one of many largest historic betrayals of the pursuits of the folks of J&Ok. I’ve… https://t.co/j55YwE2r39

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) Could 16, 2025

Mufti clapped again by alleging that Omar Abdullah’s grandfather, Sheikh Abdullah, as soon as advocated becoming a member of Pakistan after he was ousted from energy.

“However submit being reinstated as Chief Minister he instantly reversed his stance by aligning with India. In distinction the PDP has constantly upheld its convictions & commitments & not like your social gathering whose loyalties have shifted dramatically in accordance with political expediency,” she wrote on X.

“We don’t have to stoke tensions or undertake warmongering rhetoric to validate our dedication. Our actions communicate for themselves,” the PDP chief added.

Time will reveal who seeks to appease whom. Nevertheless, it’s price recalling that your esteemed grandfather Sheikh Sahab as soon as advocated for accession to Pakistan for over 20 years after shedding energy. However submit being reinstated as Chief Minister he instantly reversed his stance by… https://t.co/2jSBku731K

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) Could 16, 2025

What’s the difficulty concerning Tulbul mission and the Indus Waters Treaty

The Nationwide Convention chief supported restarting the Tulbul Navigation mission after India paused the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan following the April 22 Pahalgam terror assault.

Abdullah said that this mission would let the folks of Jammu and Kashmir use Jhelum River water for navigation and enhance energy technology within the robust winter months. He had earlier criticised the World Financial institution-brokered treaty as being very unfair to the folks of the brand new union territory.

“The Wular lake in North Kashmir. The civil works you see within the video is the Tulbul Navigation Barrage. It was began within the early Eighties however needed to be deserted underneath stress from Pakistan citing the Indus Water Treaty. Now that the IWT has been “briefly suspended” I ponder if we can resume the mission,” Abdullah wrote on X whereas posting a video of the river.

The Wular lake in North Kashmir. The civil works you see within the video is the Tulbul Navigation Barrage. It was began within the early Eighties however needed to be deserted underneath stress from Pakistan citing the Indus Water Treaty. Now that the IWT has been “briefly suspended” I… pic.twitter.com/MQbGSXJKvq

— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) Could 15, 2025

Mufti reacted to the proposal, calling it very unlucky, particularly at a time when ‘India and Pakistan had simply averted a full-scale battle’.

“At a time when each nations have simply stepped again from the brink of a full-fledged battle—with Jammu and Kashmir bearing the brunt by the lack of harmless lives, widespread destruction and immense struggling such statements usually are not solely irresponsible but in addition dangerously provocative. Our folks deserve peace as a lot as anybody else within the nation. Weaponizing one thing as important and life giving as water will not be solely inhumane but in addition dangers internationalizing what ought to stay a bilateral matter,” the PDP chief wrote on X.

J&Ok Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s name to revive the Tulbul Navigation Undertaking amid ongoing tensions between India & Pakistan is deeply unlucky. At a time when each nations have simply stepped again from the brink of a full-fledged battle—with Jammu and Kashmir bearing the brunt… https://t.co/LZrVAhIukQ

— Mehbooba Mufti (@MehboobaMufti) Could 16, 2025