New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Monday called the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960 one of the biggest blunders of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, accusing him of putting national interest at stake for personal ambitions.

The BJP national president said the nation must remember how the treaty compromised India's water security.

In a post on X, Nadda said, "The Indus Water Treaty, 1960, was one of the biggest blunders of former PM Jawaharlal Nehru that kept national interest at the altar of personal ambitions. The nation must know that when former Pandit Nehru signed the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, he unilaterally handed over 80 per cent of Indus basin waters to Pakistan, leaving...