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India faces threat from within, not outside: Farooq Abdullah

President of the National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that India does not face any threat from outside but from within. The veteran politician also said that the princely rulers of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir had introduced Article 370 for safeguarding Dogras of Jammu and not the Kashmiris. Addressing a function at party headquarters here, Abdullah impressed upon strengthening unity to counter “divisive” narratives so as to secure the nation’s future. On abrogation of Article 370 by the BJP government on August 5, 2019, he said, “The special provision was introduced by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1927 to protect Dogras from economic domination by wealthy Punjabis.

Hindustan Times

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