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Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah irked at Modi's Kashmir remark

Ex-J&K CM Omar Abdullah irked at Modi's Kashmir remark

Omar Abdullah takes a dig at PM Modi over J&K remark

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Former chief minister of J&K Omar Abdullah tweeted against PM's statement at the Red Fort

PM Modi while addressing the nation at the Red Fort on the occasion of India's 70th Independence Day today sought to calm nerves over the Kashmir issue declaring it could not be resolved either by "bullets or abuses".

"Na gaali se samasya sulajhne wali hai, na goli se...samasya suljhegi har Kashmiri ko gale lagane se."(We cannot solve the issue by eitherexchanging abuses or bullets, we can resolve it only by embracing the people of Kashmir)

However, former chief minister of J&K Omar Abdullah tweeted against PM's statement at the Red Fort, saying," Actually he(PM Modi) said the Kashmir issue will not be resolved by abuses & bullets. I guess that covers both sides - terrorists & security forces."‏

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Omar also took a digat Modi'sdemonetisation remark after the Indian prime minister declared that3 lakh crores worth of black money had beenrecovered after demonetisation, Omar tweeted adding sarcastically that it means the RBI had finished counting the demonetised notes.