‘Should not Pakistanis Have Water’: One other Karnataka Minister Stokes Row, Questions Indus Treaty Suspension – News18
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Karnataka Minister Santosh Lad stoked an issue along with his remarks on the Indus Waters Treaty suspension by the Centre within the aftermath of Pahalgam terror assault.
Pahalgam terror assault: Govt places Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance (PTI Picture)
After Karnataka Minister RB Timmapur stoked a row along with his remarks on the Pahalgam terror assault, his colleague Santosh Lad on Monday sparked one other controversy by questioning the Centre’s motive behind the suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan after terrorists killed 26 individuals in Kashmir.
Lad claimed that the Narendra Modi authorities on the Centre took the step within the aftermath of the fear assault to “impress individuals”.
“Shouldn’t Pakistanis have water, don’t they drink water?” Lad questioned, sparking the row.
Only a day in the past, his colleague within the authorities, Timmapur, had stoked an issue, questioning the survivors’ revelations that terrorists had questioned them about their faith to establish in the event that they have been non-Muslims after which shot them point-blank.
“A person who’s capturing, will he ask caste or faith? He’ll simply shoot and go,” the Minister had mentioned, drawing sharp response from the BJP.
BJP Slams Santosh Lad
BJP MP Tejasvi Surya hit again on the Karnataka Minister, stating that such statements “don’t behove effectively for an individual in such a place”.
“Santosh Lad is a accountable Minister. He’s in a accountable place. It doesn’t behove effectively for him to make such irresponsible statements,” he mentioned.
Earlier immediately, Maharashtra Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar additionally reiterated the assertion made by Timmapur and mentioned, “The federal government ought to take accountability for the Pahalgam Terrorist Assault. They (the federal government) are saying that terrorists killed individuals after asking them (about their faith). Do terrorists have time for all this?… Some individuals say that this didn’t occur. Terrorists haven’t any caste or faith. Catch those that are accountable and take motion. That is the sentiment of the nation.”
The BJP took on the Congress celebration over the remarks and mentioned that the Congress leaders are “competing to provide a clear chit to Pakistan”.
“Now Vijay Wadettiwar says that the federal government is accountable, Pakistan will not be accountable, and is there any proof that terrorists killed individuals primarily based on faith. Within the all-party assembly, they are going to say that Pakistan is accountable, take motion towards Pakistan, take motion towards terrorists, and we’re with you. And after the all-party assembly, they are saying don’t take motion towards Pakistan,” BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned.
As many as 26 individuals have been killed within the terrorist assault at Baisaran valley in Pahalgam on April 22 afternoon. In keeping with the revelations made by the victims of the assault, the vacationers have been requested to recite Kalma and verify their identities, and people who failed to take action have been shot lifeless on the spot.
A day after the assault, the federal government suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, amongst different measures, as quick non-military steps towards Pakistan. In flip, Pakistan suspended the Simla Settlement with India.
