A controversy erupted after former RAW special director A S Dulat joined Bharat Jodo Yatra. In the past, Dulat candidly admitted to having paid separatists. BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya slammed Dulat for what he called his “monumental role in the Kashmir fiasco.” In reply, Congress leader Salman Khurshid hit back at Malviya for accusing Dulat of being hand in glove with Pakistan's deep state.