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Foes become friends, Farooq declares alliance with Mehbooba 10/16/2020 12:39:07 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 15: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday announced alliance with Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after a meeting was held between the two parties. The alliance has been formed to restore the special status that existed in Jammu and Kashmir before the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. Last year on August 5, the Centre scrapped Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. “We have named this alliance as the People's Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration. Our battle is a constitutional battle, we want the Government of India to return to the people of the State the rights they held before 5th August 2019,” said the National Conference president as he announced the NC and PDP alliance. The Gupkar Declaration is a joint effort of all the regional mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir – the National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, the Peoples Conference, the Awami National Conference and the CPI (M) - to fight for the state’s special status. The two-hour-long meeting, which was held at Farooq Abdullah’s residence on Thursday, was attended by Mufti, Peoples Conference chairman Sajad Lone, CPI (M) leader M Y Tarigami and Peoples Movement leader Javaid Mir. Omar Abdullah, vice president of the National Conference and other senior leaders of the party were also present at the meeting. Farooq Abdullah said the alliance also seeks a dialogue between all stakeholders for resolution of the issue pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir. “We will be informing you about the future course of action in due course,” the Jammu and Kashmir’s NC president added. On Wednesday, NC leaders Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah had visited PDP’s chief at her residence. Mufti, who had been under arrest since August 5 last year when the Centre scrapped the J&K’s special status, was released from her detention recently. The NC president, at today’s meeting, called Mufti’s 14 months of detention “completely illegal and unjustified”.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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