JAMMU: BJP Spokesperson and Convenor, International Affairs Department, J&K BJP, Gaurav Gupta, launched a blistering attack on Pakistan’s Water Resources Minister over his threatening remarks concerning the Indus Waters Treaty, saying the statement reflects the frustration, insecurity and desperation of a nation that has repeatedly failed to reform itself and continues to survive on anti-India propaganda.
Gupta said the threat to “cut off the hands” of those claiming Pakistan’s share of water is not the language of a responsible government but the rant of a leadership that has lost credibility both at home and abroad. He remarked that such statements may generate applause in Pakistan’s political circles, but they do not intimidate India in the slightest.
“Pakistan’s ministers can continue barking threats from press conferences, but as the saying goes, ‘a barking dog seldom bites.’ The louder they bark, the more they expose their helplessness and frustration. A country struggling with economic collapse, political chaos and international isolation has little moral authority to threaten anyone,” Gupta said.
He asserted that Pakistan has become known globally not for development, innovation or democratic progress, but for nurturing terrorism, harbouring extremists and exporting instability. Instead of threatening India, Pakistan’s leadership should explain to its people why the country remains trapped in debt, inflation, unemployment and chronic instability.
Gupta said New India under Prime Minister Narendra Modi is not the India of the past and will neither tolerate intimidation nor compromise on matters concerning national interest. “Those sitting in Islamabad should understand that threats against India are meaningless. India has the strength, capability and resolve to protect its interests and respond decisively to any challenge,” he said.
The BJP leader further stated that Pakistan’s repeated attempts to weaponise rhetoric on water issues are a desperate effort to divert public attention from its internal failures. He said the Pakistani establishment has long relied on anti-India narratives to conceal its governance failures and inability to provide stability and prosperity to its citizens.
“Before threatening India, Pakistan should first learn how to govern itself. A nation that cannot control terrorism within its own borders has no business issuing warnings to others. Such reckless statements only reinforce Pakistan’s image as an irresponsible state that prefers confrontation over progress,” Gupta added.
He concluded by saying that India remains focused on development, national security and global leadership, while Pakistan continues to waste its energy on hostility and empty threats. “India will move forward with confidence and strength. Pakistan can keep issuing threats, but no amount of rhetoric can alter the reality of India’s growing power and Pakistan’s declining relevance,” Gupta said.
