Former RAW chief AS Dulat on Tuesday clarified that he had been misquoted in recent media reports suggesting that National Conference president Farooq Abdullah had supported the abrogation of Article 370.
“What I said was that Dr. Abdullah had reconciled with the abrogation of Article 370, not that he supported it,” Dulat was seen saying in an interview with NDTV.
“I never said Farooq Abdullah supported the abrogation of Article 370. I have been misquoted. He was also against the imprisonment and heavy security presence,” he added.
His clarification comes hours after a section of the media reported that the former spymaster claimed Abdullah had backed the government of India’s move to revoke Jammu and Kashmir’s special status in August 2019.
The revocation was followed by a communication blackout, the deployment of additional troops, and the detention of several political leaders, including Abdullah himself.
