Ghulam Nabi Azad’s ‘sellout’ barb on NSA Ajit Doval’s J-K visit

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad has been stopped at Srinagar airport as a preventive measure.  He was supposed to meet local Congress leaders who are against the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories.  

When asked about pictures of National Security Advisor Ajit Doval interacting with locals in Shopian yesterday, Azad snapped back, “Paise dekar aap kisiko bhi saath le sakte ho. Anyone will back you for money.” Yesterday, the National Security Advisor reviewed the security situation at a meeting attended by senior security officials in Shopian, J-K, even as Parliament passed a resolution abrogating Article 370.

 Doval directed the officials to ensure that common people do not face any hardships in the wake of the recent development pertaining to the state.  He also spoke to locals and ate at food stall. He reached out to the local population in the as a confidence building measure, and told them, “Everything will be alright. Your safety and security is our responsibility.”