Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 5 (PTI) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Thursday slammed the US-Israel strikes on Iran, and said no country has the right to impose its control over another nation.
The National Conference president also said that it was the responsibility of the Union government to present its position on the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel.
“Iran is an independent country. America attacked it; that is wrong. It is wrong to invade any other country. No country has the right to impose its control over another nation. They have done it with Venezuela too. It is unfortunate,” he told reporters here. Warning of wider consequences, he said the impact of the ongoing war could be felt across the world in the coming days and cautioned that the situation might escalate into a larger global conflict, possibly even a Third World War.
“It may lead to something bigger, and in the end it can start a Third World War. We do not know about it,” he said, adding the situation should be handled with responsibility.
Referring to public sentiment over the developments, he said there is anger among Muslims but stressed that protests should remain peaceful.
Muslims have anger. Protests should take place, but they should be peaceful, he added.
Kashmir valley has witnessed protests against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamnei in US-Israel joint strikes.
Replying to another question on the stand of the country, he said it was the responsibility of the Government of India to present its position.
Speaking to reporters in Srinagar later, Abdullah said the US wants to capture Iran but the consequences of such a move would not be good.
“There is a war going on. The US wants to capture it and its consequences will not be good,” the NC president said.
To a question about Kashmiri students stranded in Iran, he said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs and efforts were being made to bring those home.
“God willing, they will all return soon. Omar Abdullah is making efforts for their return through the Foreign Ministry. They have been evacuated to safer places. They will be evacuated via the land routes and then brought here via flights,” he added. PTI AB SSB DV DV
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