Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday refused to be drawn into a war of words with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha over his remarks on statehood. The National Conference leader said he would, instead, respond only after going through the statement of LG Sinha.

Earlier, while speaking at an event at SKICC in Srinagar , the LG said the lack of statehood to J-K cannot be used as an excuse for "under performance" as the elected government has all the powers.

When asked by reporters about the LG's statement, Abdullah said he had not read Sinha's statement.

"First, I would like to see the words he has used, because if there is a difference in what he has stated and what you are saying, then if I say something which is wrong, it will not be good," the chief minister said.

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