RSS, Omar Abdullah in row over Article 370

A fresh controversy over Article 370 erupted yesterday following comments by the new Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh seeking debate on it.

"If we do not have debate and discussion, how would you be able to tell those who have been unable to understand what they have been deprived of on account of Article 370?" Singh had said.

He, however, later clarified that he was "misquoted" on the issue.

Reacting to Madhav's "parental estate" remarks, Omar asserted that he never said J and K has been his parental estate but he was citizen of the state and he had the right to speak about his rights.

Omar said he doesn't owe allegiance to the RSS and that no RSS wala can stop him from speaking for his state.