Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has sharply rebuffed claims by former R&AW Chief A.S. Dulat that he had privately supported the abrogation of Article 370.
Calling Dulat’s assertions a “figment of imagination” and a “cheap stunt” to promote his upcoming book The Chief Minister and the Spy (releasing April 18), senior Abdullah dismissed the idea that the National Conference (NC) would have backed the move.
He stressed that both he and his son Omar Abdullah were detained during the August 5, 2019, decision because of their known opposition. He also highlighted his role in forming the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration to resist the revocation.
Refuting Dulat’s suggestion that NC might have passed a resolution in favor of Article 370 abrogation, Abdullah pointed out there was no assembly in place at the time. He criticized several inaccuracies in the book, including claims about his Cabinet size and alleged closeness to the BJP, calling them false and insulting.
“This isn’t memoir—it’s fiction,” he said, expressing betrayal from someone who claimed to be a friend.
