Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 5 (ANI): BJP leader Ravinder Raina on Monday addressed the Indus Water Treaty issue and said that in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attack, the Indian government decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty, after which the water from Indian rivers flowing to Pakistan stopped.

He said that the decision of the Indian government is clear and that the flow of four rivers, Chenab, Sutlej, Ravi, and Beas, has been completely stopped. Raina stated that on one end, Pakistan will send terrorists and shed blood, whereas it cannot even make itself prosperous by taking the water of this place.

'After the terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Indian government has decided to suspend the Indus Water Treaty and due to this, the water of Indian rivers flowing to Pakistan has been stopped... The water of these 4 rivers Chenab, Sutlej, Ravi and Beas has been completely stopped... This decision of the Indian government is clear', Ravinder Raina said.

'On one hand, Pakistan will send terrorists here and shed the blood of innocent people, and on the other hand, it cannot make itself prosperous by taking the water of this place... This is a big decision of the Modi government... Pakistan has started getting punished for the crime it has committed', he added.

Earlier, Jamiat president Arshad Madani invited controversy over his statement on the Indus Water Treaty on Sunday. He said that if any country stops water let them stop it. He also questioned the government that where the water of these rivers will go.

'If someone stops water, let them stop it... These rivers have been flowing for thousands of years, where will you take their water? It's not easy. I think the rule should be of love and not hatred. I am a Muslim, I am spending my life here in this country, and I know that the things which are being promoted here are not suitable for the country', Arshad Madani said. Meanwhile, the Jamiat president has been criticised by multiple BJP leaders, including party spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, who condemned the statement and called it 'very objectionable.'

'I condemn this statement. This is a very objectionable statement. Pakistan can conduct a blood bath and we can't even stop their water? What kind of advice is this? He is saying there shouldn't be a war...there is anger amongst the Muslim community also, for the kind of statement made by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind', Syed Shahnawaz Hussain told ANI.

Holding the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance was India's response to the Pahalgam terror attack, which claimed the lives of 26 tourists in Jammu and Kashmir. Other diplomatic measures include Defence, Military, Naval, and Air Advisors in the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi being declared 'persona non grata' and asked to leave India within a week. (ANI)