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Why Israel targeted Iran, war is no solution: Omar

Jammu, June 20 (UNI) Stating that war is not a solution and expressing concerns over rising Iran-Israel tensions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday questioned why Israel has targeted Iran.
He said that Israel's actions are surprising as it had a few months back stated that Iran does not have any nuclear programme.
“Iran has not done anything wrong and why Israel has targeted it,” Abdullah told the media after inaugurating the Public Outreach 'Raabita' Office.
“When it was already clear that Iran does not have any nuclear programme, so why Israel has targeted it?” he said.
“War is no solution and better that it ends at the earliest,” he said and also expressed concern for the safety of stranded Indian students.
“Total 1600 J&K students are stranded,” he added and stated that over 6,000 Indians have been trapped in the war zone.
“So far 90 students from Jammu and Kashmir have been evacuated and another 400 have been shifted to the safer locations,” he said, adding that efforts are being made to evacuate the remaining trapped students.
Abdullah however, on restoration of statehood, said that he was waiting for the fullfilment of the promises made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir.
“Will see whether we have to go legally or not for statehood but till then, we are waiting for the Prime Minister and the Home Minister as they have assured that statehood will be restored to Jammu and Kashmir,” Abdullah added.
To strengthen public outreach and grievance redress, Abdullah on Friday inaugurated a new Raabta office here at Canal Road after one is functioning in Srinagar (Kashmir valley).
On the issue of reservation in the recruitment, Abdullah however, lashed out at the former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti stating, “how much she (Mehbooba Mufti) is speaking on this? Where was she when she had the opportunity to raise this issue?”
“When she was contesting elections from Anantnag constituency and seeking votes from Rajouri-Poonch, why did she prefer silence on this matter? Why did the People’s Conference leader, Sajjad Lone, who was close to the BJP, not speak on the reservation issue then?” said Abdullah.
He, however, maintained that the Cabinet Sub-Committee framed by his government has submitted its report on reservation issue to the Law Department for remarks before taking a final call thereafter.
Moreover, on giving water access to the neighbouring Punjab by Jammu and Kashmir, the Chief Minister said, “I am not in favour of this. There is a drought-like situation in Jammu, so first, let us use our water for ourselves.”
“Under Indus Water Treaty, Punjab already had water. Did they give us water when we needed it, then why should I send water to Punjab?,” said Abdullah while reacting to the 113 km-long canal proposed for redirecting additional water from three western rivers of the Indus system in Jammu and Kashmir to Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.

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