On August 5 2019, the Central government announced its decision to revoke the special status of J&K granted under Article 370. At that time, Lt Gen (Retd) KJS Dhillon served as the DG of XV Corps Commander of Indian Army. 40 days before the historic step, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Dhillon held talks to strategise. Recalling his one-on-one conversation with HM Shah, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon revealed how the situation was handled.