People's Alliance delegation for Gupkar Declaration arrive in Kargil

A delegation of the 'People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration' (PAGD) leaders, including National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah, arrived in Drass area of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Friday to meet local leaders.

Srinagar:National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah, PDP general secretary Ghulam Nabi Hanjura, PDP youth president Waheed Parra and Awami National Conference Vice President Muzaffar Shah arrived in Kargil as part of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration to mobilise support from the people for restoration of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

"People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration is heading to Kargil to hold consultations with the people to chart out the road ahead. @JKNC_ @MuzzafarShah1 @MehboobaMufti @jkpdp @parawahid" read the official tweet of Omar Abdullah.

"It's not an anti-national jamat. Our aim is to ensure that the rights of people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are restored. That is our fight, it is not more than that. Their attempts of dividing us in the name of religion will fail. It is not a religious fight," Abdullah had told reporters here.

"People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has been formed to ensure the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are restored," Abdullah said on October 24 while speaking to reporters after meeting of members of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, where he was chosen as president of the alliance, Mehbooba Mufti will be its vice-president.

Also, he had made repeated remarks in the past few weeks about his demands for revocation of Article 370 and 35A in the valley.

"We have a long way to go, a long political battle that will continue whether Farooq Abdullah is alive or dead, on the stage or not on the stage. Our fight is for the restoration of Article 370 and 35 A and our resolve will never change even if I have to be hanged," Abdullah had said on October 19 while addressing media.

People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone said that all the parties present in the meeting have reached a consensus on the leadership and a future course of action.

"Farooq Abdullah to be president and Mehbooba Mufti the vice-president of 'People's Alliance' while Mohammad Yusuf Tarigami will be the convenor. I will keep working as a spokesperson. A document will be prepared within a month via which we will present facts behind the lies that are being propagated. It will be a tribute to people of J-K who are being slandered," Sajjad Lone said.

Lone said that a second all-party meeting will be held within two weeks in Jammu and further a convention will be held in Srinagar