Farooq Abdullah irate as Pak lauds his Article 370 resolution: 'We're no one's puppets'

Reacting sharply to Pakistan hailing recent Gupkar Declaration in which six political parties of Jammu and Kashmir vowed to restore Article 370, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday asserted that "we are t anyone's puppets".

"Pakistan has always abused mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir but w suddenly y like us. Let me make it clear that we are t anyone's puppets, neir New Delhi's r of anyone across border. We are answerable to people of Jammu and Kashmir and will work for m," Farooq Abdullah told PTI from Srinagar.

In response to a question on cross-border terrorism, former CM of erstwhile state of J&K said, "I would urge Pakistan to stop sending armed men into Kashmir. We want an end to bloodshed in our state." At same time, NC leer urged both India and Pakistan to resume ir dialogue "for everyone's greater good". "Our people are being killed on both sides of Line of Control every time re are ceasefire violations. For God's sake bring a halt to that", he ded.

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Statement by J&K leers who h signed Gupkar declaration 

After a meeting at Srinagar MP Farooq Abdullah’s residence on August 22, all se five political parties of Jammu & Kashmir, who were signatories of Gupkar Declaration of August 4, 2019, unanimously issued a statement for restoration of Article 370. “We are committed to strive for restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, Constitution of J&K and restoration of state and any division of state is unacceptable to us. We unanimously reiterate that re can be "thing about us without us," NC president Farooq Abdullah, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, JKPCC chief GA Mir, CPI(M) leer MY Tarigami, JKPCC leer Saj Gani Lone and ANC leer Muzaffar Shah said in a joint statement.

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joint statement said signatories of Gupkar Declaration have barely mand to establish a basic level of communication with each or due to a series of prohibitive and punitive curbs imposed by government, aimed at impeding all social and political interactions. “ limited confabulations held within constraints imposed have resulted in this unanimous resolution."

Moreover, in ir first meeting after a year of hiatus from political picture of J&K, National Conference said that it is on a sacred mission to restore whatever was snatched from J&K on August 5, 2019. This was in line with Gupkar Declaration passed on eve of abrogation of Article 370 (August 4, 2019) at NC patron Farooq Abdullah's residence at Gupkar ro. n statement said: "All parties would be united in ir resolve to protect and defend identity, automy and special status of J&K against all attacks and onslaughts whatsoever."

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(PTI inputs)