J&K Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh said he will back the centre on the Indus Waters Treaty.
With the centre hinting at reviewing the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Nirmal Singh said today that the state government will fully support any decision taken in national interest by the centre.
"The state government will support whatever decision is taken by the central government on Indus Waters Treaty," Mr Singh said.
"The treaty has caused a huge loss to Jammu and Kashmir" Mr Singh said, adding that the state cannot fully utilize the waters of various rivers, particularly the Chenab in Jammu, for agricultural activities.
Earlier this week, amid calls that the government should scrap the water distribution pact after Pakistan based terrorists attacked an army base in Uri, the centre said that "mutual trust and cooperation" was necessary to continue any such treaty.
Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said: "It cannot be a one-sided affair."
Mr Singh also slammed Pakistan for its "failure" to honour its previous agreements with India.
"There is the Simla Agreement which Pakistan doesn't honour. Then there is the Lahore declaration between Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pakistan's Parvez Musharraf - in which it was agreed that Pakistan will not allow terrorists to use its soil - which it doesn't honour," Mr Singh said.
He asked: "If Pakistan can violate such agreements, why should we honour such treaties?"
Blaming Pakistan for fanning violence in the state, Mr Singh said Pakistan had a narrow vision.
"Pakistan doesn't understand that terrorism, which is sponsors, will affect it more," he said.
He also said that normalcy was returning to Jammu and Kashmir.
"The situation is under control now. Pakistan is sending terrorists to destabilize the region," Mr Singh said.