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Rising Kashmir > Blog > Breaking > “Nowhere in book have I written that Farooq supported Article 370 abrogation”: Former RAW chief AS Dulat
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“Nowhere in book have I written that Farooq supported Article 370 abrogation”: Former RAW chief AS Dulat

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Last updated: April 17, 2025 2:05 pm
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Amid a controversy over his new book ‘The Chief Minister and the Spy’, former RAW Chief Amarjit Singh Daulat, on Thursday dismissed claims that former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah supported the abrogation of Article 370, stressing that the leader was deeply pained by the move and was never taken into confidence by the Centre.

Dulat is a former IPS officer who served both the Intelligence Bureau and RAW and has long experience working in Kashmir.

Speaking to ANI on whether his and Abdullah’s friendship has been impacted, Dulat emphasised, “Friendships don’t end just because someone said something frivolous. This book is not about Article 370; rather, it’s an appreciation of Farooq Abdullah, the great man.”

“I am confident that he will definitely attend the book launch tomorrow. If he doesn’t come, it will be his own decision, but I had spoken to him about 10-15 days ago, and he had said that he would come,” Dulat said.

The former RAW Chief recalled that when Article 370 was abrogated, Dr Sahab (Farooq Abdullah) was heartbroken over what had happened to them.

“It’s well known that Farooq Sahib has said multiple times that he has stood with Delhi and always has — but it is Delhi that hasn’t been able to understand Dr Sahab. The fault doesn’t lie with Farooq, it lies with Delhi for failing to understand him,” AS Dulat said.

Further, when asked whether the National Conference Chief’s claims backing the abrogation of Article 370 are true, Dulat said that Farooq never supported them.

“Two days before the abrogation was announced, Dr Sahab, Omar Abdullah, and one of their MPs had met with the Prime Minister. I don’t know what was discussed there. I even asked them, but I wasn’t told anything. Afterwards, Farooq Sahab had told me that if the government wanted to do this, they should’ve taken us into confidence. But instead, we were put under house arrest. He has never supported the abrogation of Article 370,” he said.

“Nowhere in the book have I written that Farooq supported Article 370. That is nonsense and just a media stunt. No one supported the abrogation, but the manner in which it was done could have been different — through dialogue,” Dulat added.

The former RAW Chief asserted that his book is an appreciation of Farooq Abdullah, not a critique.
“If someone is saying that I’ve pulled a cheap stunt to sell my book, that’s fine. I have no objection,” he said.

Praising the former J-K Chief Minister, AS Dulat said, “There is no leader in Kashmir who is even half the stature of Farooq Sahab, nor is there a bigger nationalist than him.”

“This government formed by the National Conference — nothing could be more positive for Kashmir. And it came into power with a thumping majority. It is only the National Conference that can take Kashmir forward. This is the family that will lead it ahead. Other parties also have a role to play,” the former RAW Chief said. (ANI)

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