‘Was In Jail When Article 370 Was Abrogated’: Farooq Abdullah Rubbishes Ex-RAW Chief’s E-book Declare – News18
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In his new e-book ‘The Chief Minister and The Spy’, Dulat claims that Abdullah privately backed the Centre’s transfer to scrap Article 370
Farooq Abdullah backed Article 370 transfer, claims Dulat’s e-book (PTI Picture)
Nationwide Convention President Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday firmly rejected former RAW chief AS Dulat’s declare that he supported the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, calling it “utterly mistaken” and stating that he was in jail when the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing.
Responding to Dulat’s new e-book ‘The Chief Minister and The Spy‘, Abdullah expressed disappointment and stated the e-book was crammed with inaccuracies, particularly in how Dulat portrayed him.
“Dulat sahab’s e-book is stuffed with so many inaccuracies, I can’t even start to explain them. It’s unlucky — if he actually considers me a buddy, then he wouldn’t have written such issues. Within the e-book, he claims I requested him whom to make CM after I shaped the federal government in 1996 — that’s utterly false,” Abdullah instructed PTI.
VIDEO | Srinagar: Reacting to the remarks made in former RAW chief AS Dulat’s newest e-book ‘The CM and the Spy’, Nationwide Convention President Farooq Abdullah stated:“Dulat sahab’s e-book is stuffed with so many inaccuracies, I can’t even start to explain them. It’s unlucky — if he… pic.twitter.com/AoT5CDDl1x
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Within the e-book, Dulat claims that Abdullah privately supported the Centre’s transfer to scrap Article 370, regardless of publicly opposing it.
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Opinions Divided Over Dulat’s E-book Declare
When Article 370 of the Structure, which granted particular standing to the previous state of Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated in August 2019 by the Narendra Modi-led central authorities, Abdullah has repeatedly voiced his opposition and persistently made his stand clear by way of public speeches and media interactions.
The declare made in Dulat’s new e-book has additionally drawn sharp criticism—particularly from throughout the Nationwide Convention. Dulat, an in depth affiliate of Abdullah, confronted a fierce backlash from a number of NC leaders.
Nationwide Convention spokesperson and MLA Tanvir Sadiq dismissed the e-book’s claims as “baseless and fictional”, saying there have been way more urgent points going through Jammu and Kashmir than dwelling on such deceptive narratives.
Abdullah’s daughter, Safia Abdullah Khan, additionally responded strongly, saying she had by no means trusted Dulat and described him as somebody whose “loyalty was solely to himself”.
In the meantime, some opposition leaders got here out in help of Dulat’s model. Jammu and Kashmir Individuals’s Convention chief Sajad Lone stated the claims made within the e-book had been “very credible”, stating that Dulat had been “the closest ally” of Abdullah.
Iltija Mufti, daughter of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, additionally weighed in, saying the revelations confirmed that Abdullah “selected to remain in Kashmir as a substitute of the Parliament” in a means that supported the “betrayal” of Jammu and Kashmir.
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