People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration

People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration is a political alliance between the multiple mainstream regional political parties of Jammu and Kashmir aimed at safeguarding and restoring special status along with Article 35A of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Farooq Abdullah is the president of the alliance. 

Significance 

• The formation of the alliance follows the spirit of the Gupkar Declaration that was adopted on 4 August 2019, a day before the changes in the structure of the state were announced in Parliament.
• Amidst the rumours that the Government of India was going to take some unprecedented steps in relation to J&K, the representatives of six mainstream parties of Kashmir had resolved that modification, abrogation of Article 35A and Article 370, or unconstitutional delimitation, or trifurcation of the state would be an aggression against the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. 
• It was therefore resolved that all parties be united to protect and defend identity, autonomy and the special status of J&K.

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What is Peoples’ Alliance ? 

• Peoples alliance is a coalition of Regional political parties in Jammu and Kashmir.
• The alliance came into existence for restoration of the special status of the erstwhile state as it existed before August 5 last year and also Initiative a dialogue between all stake holdersin the issue.

Gupkar Declaration

• First Declaration: The Declaration signed on 4 August 2019 stated that modification or abrogation of Article 35A or Article 370 would be aggression against the people of J&K. The venue was the Gupkar Residence in Srinagar and thus it became known as the Gupkar Declaration.
• Gupkar Declaration II: Gupkar Declaration II, signed on 22 August 2020 by the six political parties asserted that the signatories were bound by August 4, 2019 Gupkar declaration and parties would strive for restoration of Article 370 and Article 35a.