Prime Minister Narendra Modi again criticised Jawaharlal Nehru for the Indus Water Treaty, claiming it favored Pakistan and harmed Indian farmers. He stated Nehru himself admitted the treaty's lack of benefit. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi countered, accusing Modi of evading responsibility by blaming past leaders after being in power for 11 years.
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