Gupkar Alliance at Crossroads: Towards Cooperation or Dissolution?

Gupkar Alliance at Crossroads: Towards Cooperation or Dissolution?

On August 4, 2019, a day before the abrogation of Article 370, regional parties in Jammu and Kashmir met at the residence of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Gupkar Road in Srinagar, forming the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), also known as the Gupkar Alliance. They vowed to defend Article 370 and warned the BJP against proceeding with the move. But, the BJP went ahead and abrogated Article 370 the next day, dividing Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories—Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Many political leaders, including…

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BJP has lost political space in Jammu as well as Kashmir : Farooq Abdullah

BJP has lost political space in Jammu as well as Kashmir : Farooq Abdullah

National Conference (NC) President and Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Dr Farooq Abdullah, stated on Wednesday that the ruling BJP is non-existent in Kashmir and has also lost its political standing in the Jammu province. He made these remarks while addressing party functionaries at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha, earlier on Wednesday. “BJP has lost its political foothold and relevance across both the Jammu and Kashmir provinces due to its anti-people policies. They had made numerous promises to the people of the Jammu province but failed to deliver on the ground.…

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