Jammu, Feb. 27 -- Claims Art 370 had no role in mass departure of KPs from Valley

Srinagar, Feb 26: Amid speculations of bonhomie between the PDP and the National Conference ahead of the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, NC Vice President and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday indirectly criticized PDP founder Mufti Muhammad Sayeed. He stated that the late Mufti was India's Home Minister when the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Kashmir began.

According to the KNO news agency, speaking at the IOI Summit 3.0 in New Delhi, Omar clarified that his father, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, had no role in the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits. He emphasized that by the time they left Kashmir, his father had already left office.

Omar made these statements ...