India: Prime Minister of India claimed that India's water is flowing in Pakistan but they will not let it happen now.

India:  Prime Minister of India claimed that India's water is flowing in Pakistan but they will not let it happen now.

He was addressing farmers in Indian Punjab on Friday. “The fields of our farmers must have adequate water. Water that belongs to India cannot be allowed to go to Pakistan…Government will do everything to give enough water to our farmers,” he said, the Indian Express reported.

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During a rally in Indian Punjab, Modi claimed that India’s water is flowing in Pakistan but they will not let it happen now.

He argued that India has the right on the waters of Sutlej, Ravi and Beas which is flowing in the Pakistani territory.

“Indian farmers have the right on the waters of Sutlej, Ravi and Beas. It is flowing in Pakistan but they are not making any use of it,” he said.

“The water does not come to your (Indian farmers) fields but goes to the rivers of Pakistan,” Modi said.

He vowed that he will bring every drop of Indian water from Pakistan back to the country for his farmers and people.

Expressing his surprise that the water sharing issue had not been taken up by previous Indian governments, Modi said: “The governments slept in Delhi in the past. Our farmers kept crying and the water kept going to Pakistan. We will fight for the rights of our farmers.

“The Indus water treaty, Sutlej, Beas, Ravi - the water of all three rivers, over which our farmers have their right, is not available to them. The water of these rivers is the right of India and our farmers. This water is passing through Pakistan into the sea. Neither Pakistan uses it nor our farmers are able to use.

“I am moving ahead with conviction and have set up a task force on Indus Water Treaty,” Modi said.

The two countries signed the Indus Water Treaty in 1960 which govern how water will be distributed between the two countries. According to the treaty India controls the Baes, Ravi and Sutlej rivers, while Indus, Chenab and Jhelum rivers are controlled by Pakistan.