Srinagar, May 17 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today exchanged war of words over the contentious Tulbul Navigation Barrage project.

Mufti accused Abdullah of adopting "provocative" measures amid ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan. Abdullah, however, alleged that the former Chief Minister was trying to score "cheap publicity points" and "please some people" in Pakistan by opposing the idea.

The Tulbul Navigation project - that seeks to rejuvenate the Jhelum-fed Wular lake in Bandipora district - was launched in 1987 but paused in 2007 amid objections from Pakistan that it violated the Indus Waters Treaty. With India suspending the Treaty on April 23, a day after the Pahalgam terror attack, Abdu...