New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an apparent reference to the now-suspended Indus Water Treaty, said that while earlier the water which rightfully belonged to the country went outside, now the same will be used for the people of India.
Addressing an event in the national capital on Tuesday, the Prime Minister said “Earlier, even the water that rightfully belonged to India was going outside the country. Now India’s water will flow for the country’s interest and will be useful for it,” the agency quoted him as saying in an apparent reference to the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, in the wake Pahalgam terror attack, in which 26 people were killed and several people were injured.
PM Modi on Waqf (Amendment) Law
The PM, while speaking on the Waqf (Amendment) Law, observed that a need was felt to reform the law for several years. “Now the amendments have been made which in the real sense will help poor Muslim mothers and sisters and poor Pasmanda Muslims,” the PM said further.
While referring to the finalisation of the India-UK free trade agreement, he noted that the agreement between the two countries helped to boost the economies of both sides. “This will boost economic activity in India and will open new ways and opportunities for Indian businesses and MSMEs,” he said.
He noted that last decade saw India moving towards the path of progress with the mantra of ‘Nation First’, the result of which is for all to see. “Our government has taken decisions which had been languishing and did not see the light of day due to a lack of political willpower,” he noted.
