Context:

More than a year after the abrogation of the special constitutional status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and its reorganization, a number of mainstream political parties of Kashmir have come up with a joint response in the form of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).

About:

• 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 rumors 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.