"Giving 80% water to Pakistan at that time was not justified. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan require water and that water is ours. Now we will utilize that water for our farmers," he said.
India's UN representative Harish said India had repeatedly asked Pakistan to renegotiate aspects of the treaty to reflect contemporary realities but Islamabad had refused.
Omar Abdullah said he would focus on J&K’s interests by using more of its river water, while Mehbooba could keep posting and advocating whoever she wanted.