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Kashmir political parties forge alliance to fight for Article 370
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Kashmir political parties forge alliance to fight for Article 370

Srinagar
October 17, 2020

A day after Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti was released from 14 months of detention, political parties signatories to the Gupkar declaration vowed to continue their struggle for restoration of pre-August 5, 2019, position.

The group which held its first full meeting after over one year at National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah�s residence on Thursday said they have given it the formal name of �Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration.�

�Our battle is a constitutional battle so that position which existed prior to August 5, 2019 is restored. We want the Government of India to return to the people of this state the rights they held before August 5. We have given the declaration a name of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration,� said National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah, who is leading the alliance, while addressing the media after the meeting.

The alliance which passed the Gupkar Declaration on August 4, 2019 a day before the Government of India scrapped the special Constitutional status of Jammu and Kashmir has also called for initiation of dialogue �for resolution of Kashmir issue.�

�We feel that the political issue of the state has to be resolved and that can only be resolved through a dialogue with peaceful means with all the stakeholders who are involved in the problems of Jammu and Kashmir,� Dr. Abdullah said. He said the political parties will meet again soon to discuss the future course of action. �Today�s meeting was called in a hurry as she (Mehbooba) was released just a day before yesterday. We thought it was important for us to meet and greet her. At the same time we are going to meet people from other regions of the state so that we can have a broader discussion on the issues we are putting before the people of the state as well as the Government,� Dr. Abdullah said.

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