Here's what Chetan Bhagat said....

Chetan Bhagat, India's most popular author has never been known for mincing words, even if that has meant he has got the flak from liberal intelligentsia. At a time when there is a stark difference in views among people regarding abrogation of Article 370, Bhagat has come out swinging in support of it. And he has also criticised Nobel winning economist Amartya Sen for adding to the narrative peddled by international media which is looking to project a certain picture of the existing situation in Jammu and Kashmir, after the government ended its special status.

Bhagat, it may be recalled was one of the first celebrities who had immediately welcomed the move after government took the decision on August 5. Dubbing it the boldest decision of the Modi government, Bhagat said,"Kashmir is finally free. Free to grow, free to make a future".

And after the government got their decision ratified with a two-third mandate in both houses of the Parliament, Bhagat has no qualms in saying that this is a perfectly legitimate move under a democratic set-up. This is in stark contrast to the views espoused by the Amartya Sen school of thought, which look it as a power grab, and is broadly aligned to the coverage in several liberal rags globally.

Hence Bhagat said that Amartya Sen's views, 'which he is entitled to say', will embolden a certain narrative regarding Jammu and Kashmir, which is essentially exclusionary. Bhagat questions why does no one ask about the situation in Ladakh and Jammu while Kashmir gets all the importance.