India, May 3 -- Referring to India's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said that while New Delhi has warned Islamabad about cutting off water supply, it has no intention of causing harm or taking lives.

Farooq Abdullah suggested India is "not as cruel" as Pakistan to "kill" people there.

"...India is the nation of Gandhi, we have threatened them (Pakistan) that we will stop the water, but we will not kill them. We are not as cruel as they are..." Farooq Abdullah told ANI.

He also alleged that when the Indus Waters Treaty was signed between India and Pakistan, the people of Jammu and Kashmir were not taken into confidence.

"When the Indus W...