Claim
In 2002, as Gujarat CM, Narendra Modi wrote several letters to the central government arguing India was not fully using its share under the Indus Waters Treaty and suggesting western rivers' water be diverted eastward for states like Gujarat.
“वर्ष 2002 में जब नरेंद्र मोदी गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री थे इंडस वाटर ट्रीटी पर केंद्र सरकार को कई चिट्ठियां लिखी उन्होंने... भारत को पश्चिमी नदियों का पानी पूर्वी नदियों की ओर मोड़ना चाहिए।”▶ Watch source segment
Rationale
The central assertion — that Modi, as Gujarat CM in 2002, wrote several letters to the centre urging fuller use of India's IWT share and diversion of western-river water eastward for states like Gujarat — could not be corroborated. Modi was indeed Gujarat CM in 2002 (took office Oct 2001), but no source documenting these specific letters surfaced across multiple targeted searches, so the specific correspondence claim cannot be confirmed or refuted.
Evidence
No evidence links recorded.