new Delhi. During the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress running from Kanyakumari to Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi has started the journey in Uttar Pradesh. This journey has been resumed after 6 days. Today a big face has joined this visit of Rahul Gandhi. Former RAW Chief AS Dulat was seen walking with Rahul Gandhi in Bharat Jodo Yatra. On January 5, this yatra would have entered Haryana. And on January 10, the yatra will reach Punjab.
Has been the chief of RAW from the year 1999 to the year 2000
Let us tell you that AS Dulat, former chief of RAW in the country, has been in headlines many times due to his books. AS Dulat was the chief of the Indian intelligence agency RAW in the government of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. AS Dulat created a sensation by accusing the then Vajpayee government of not handling the Kandahar hijack properly. He was the chief of RAW from the year 1999 to the year 2000.
Dulat is well versed in Kashmir matters
Significantly, former RAW Chief AS Dulat originally belongs to Punjab. He did his MA in History from Punjab University. He joined IPS in 1965. His cadre was Rajasthan. After living in Rajasthan for a few years, he came to the central posting. He is considered an expert in intelligence matters. He lived in the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu between 1976-80. He is an expert on Kashmir affairs. Apart from this, if we talk about his experience, during the Kargil war, he was also the special director of the Intelligence Bureau. AS Dulat co-authored a book with former chief of Pakistan’s ISI, Asad Durrani – The Story of Spies: RAW, ISI and the Illusion of Peace. In which he has made many shocking claims. When Dulat was the RAW chief in 1999-2000, Durrani was also holding the post of ISI head in 1990-92.