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The National Conference said party chief Farooq Abdullah is a “symbol of democratic resistance” against “unilateral decisions made by the Centre on August 5, 2019, the date of the abrogation of Article 370
Former RAW chief AS Dulat has claimed that NC chief Farooq Abdullah backed abrogation of Article 370. (Image: PTI/File)
The National Conference on Thursday slammed AS Dulat’s remarks against party chief Farooq Abdullah in the latest book penned by the former R&AW chief. It said they are “detached from reality” and an attempt to gain “cheap publicity”.
The National Conference (NC) said Farooq Abdullah is a “symbol of democratic resistance” against “unilateral decisions made by the Centre on August 5, 2019, the date of the abrogation of Article 370. “Dr Abdullah was the driving force behind the formation of the PAGD in response to these decisions,” a statement said.
Dulat, in his latest book about Farooq Abdullah, has said he privately supported the abrogation of Article 370. The NC also called out the PDP, saying Dulat’s accusations are baseless, “especially considering his previous allegations against Mufti Syed” that were denied by his party.
Earlier, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah hit out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks on Dulat’s latest book. Mufti said she was not surprised by the revelations made by the former R&AW chief.
“If Mehbooba Mufti believes everything Dulat writes is true, then should we also consider what he wrote about Mufti’s father in his first book as true?” Omar Abdullah asked. “If we consider that is true, how can Mehbooba ji make people understand? She should please answer that.”
Mehbooba Mufti’s father late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the PDP chief and J-K chief minister.
Omar further criticised Dulat, alleging that it is his habit to exaggerate facts to boost book sales. “With friends like this, who needs enemies?” he said.
Earlier, the PDP chief had said in Srinagar: “Dulat’s revelations are nothing new for me. This father-son duo (Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah) went to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on August 3, 2019. Farooq Sahib did not even go to Parliament on August 5, 2019. So, nothing is surprising for me.”
(With PTI inputs)
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Srinagar, India, India
