Days before the August 5 events of last year, there had been massive troop mobilisation and a series of government advisories and orders, including cancellation of the annual Amarnath yatra midway, and the eviction of tourists from J&K. It had triggered much anxiety among the people, rumours spread thick and fast, forcing the huddle of parties on August 4. The meeting was held at NC president and Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah’s residence in the high security zone of Gupkar Road (which also houses two more ex-CMs, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti) and the resolution that came out of the meeting was the ‘Gupkar Declaration’.
The August 22 resolution reaffirmed that commitment to state “that we are bound by the contents of the Gupkar Declaration… and are committed to strive for the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, the constitution of J&K and the restoration of the state… any division is unacceptable to us”.
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