Srinagar, April 17 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said she was not surprised by former RAW chief A.S. Dulat's revelation that National Conference (NC) patron Farooq Abdullah had privately endorsed the abrogation of Article 370 and even expressed willingness to "help" with the process if he was taken into confidence.

"Dulat sahib has long been close to the National Conference like a family member. Today he writes that Farooq sahib wanted a discussion over removal of Article 370 and was even willing to get it removed through the Assembly. This is not the first time. The NC had done similar things in 2014," Mufti told reporters on the sidelines of a PDP central Kashmir's workers convention in Srinagar...