Overview

• AS Dulat’s memoir alleges Farooq Abdullah privately backed the 2019 revocation of Article 370 while publicly condemning it as a betrayal.
• Farooq Abdullah has dismissed the claims as a 'cheap stunt' to boost book sales and a fabrication of the author’s imagination.
• Farooq Abdullah and his daughter Safiya Abdullah Khan confirmed he will not attend the book launch due to the controversy.
• Former Chief Justice of India T S Thakur has also withdrawn from the event, citing the political dispute as a reason to avoid participation.
• The memoir’s claims have divided opinions, with opposition leaders calling the revelations credible and National Conference leaders rejecting them outright.