Amit Shah slams Gupkar's 'unholy global gathbandhan'; fires question at Sonia and Rahul

Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at Congres for supporting People's Alliance of Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) ahead of the District Development Council elections. The leader asked the party’s interim chief Sonia Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi if they supported the other moves of the ‘Gang.’ Shah slammed the PAGD for seeking ‘foreign forces’ support over Jammu & Kashmir.

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Amit Shah slams Gupkar Alliance 

Amit Shah took to  Twitter to question the People's Alliance of Gupkar Declaration for ‘going global.’  The leader demanded that Congress makes it stand ‘crystal clear’ to the people of India.

He also accused the parties of wanting to take J&K 'back to the era of terror and turmoil’ and ‘take away rights of Dalits, women and tribals’ ensured by the abrogation of Article 370 last year. Referring to Congress’ recent loss in the Bihar elections, he shared that these kind of decisions had led to their ‘rejection’. 

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In another tweet, he stressed that J&K will always remain an ‘integral part of India. The Home Minister also stated that citizens will no longer tolerate an ‘unholy ‘global gathbandhan’ against 'national interest.’ He expressed confidence that people will 'sink' the alliance, if they did not 'swim' along with the 'national mood.''

'Congress has joined the alliance'

NC provincial president, Kashmir, Nasir Aslam Wani, said the Congress has assured it will be part of the alliance and part of the seat-sharing arrangement for the DDC elections. "Congress has joined the alliance. Their leader has talked to (Farooq) Abdullah. Two of their senior leaders also joined the meeting. They have assured they will be part of the alliance and part of the DDC elections (seat-sharing arrangement) also," Wani said.

The Congress, which was originally a signatory of the ''Gupkar Declaration'' - a resolution passed by various mainstream political parties on August 4 last year vowing to protect the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir - had maintained a distance from the grouping after it was given a formal shape in October this year. It has now, however, decided to contest elections together whereas some of its leaders have made remarks that are tacitly in support of the Gupkar objective.

The remarks about 'going global' refer to recent statements by Farooq Abdullah seemingly calling for China's help in removing Article 370, and Mehbooba Mufti's continued rhetoric.

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