Since last month’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration gave their first public statement on Monday, 5 July, saying that Assembly elections should be held in Jammu and Kashmir only after its statehood is restored by the Centre.
The special status of the erstwhile state had been revoked by the BJP-led government in August 2019, dividing it into two Union Territories.
Citing the absence of any significant confidence building measures, the alliance had expressed disappointment at the conclusion of PM Modi’s all-party meeting in New Delhi last month.