On August 22, 2020, the six political parties of Jammu and Kashmir

signed a statement titled as ‘Gupkar Declaration II’ to collectively fight

against the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The six
political parties include-- The National Conference (NC), the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), the Indian National Congress, the J&K Peoples
Conference (PC), the Communist Party of India (Marxist)(CPI (M)) and
the Awami National Conference (ANC).

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi hailed the Gupkar

Declaration II citing that it is not an ordinary occurrence but an important
development. To this, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir,
Farooq Abdullah reverted, ‘Let me make it clear that we are not anyone's
puppets, neither New Delhi's nor of anyone across the border. We are
answerable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and will work for them.’

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2019
Gupkar Declaration II
The joint statement reads, ‘We are committed to strive for the restoration
of Articles 370 and 35A, the Constitution of J&K and the restoration of the
State and any division of the State is unacceptable to us. We unanimously
reiterate that there can be nothing about us without us.'

The statement further added, 'The series of measures undertaken on 5

August 2019 was grossly unconstitutional and in reality measures of
disempowerment and a challenge to the basic identity of the people of
J&K.’

The political parties jointly stated, 'We want to assure the people that all
our political activities will be subservient to the sacred goal of reverting to
the status of J&K as it existed on 4th August 2019.'

Key pointers 
1. The six parties have jointly stated the Centre’s decision to alter the
special status of Jammu and Kashmir is ‘grossly unconstitutional’.
2. The parties have unequivocally and unanimously reiterated that
there can be nothing about us without us. This clearly means that the
Centre has to take the people of Jammu and Kashmir in confidence before
making any changes in the Constitution.
3. The parties have stated that the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A
is a measure to disempower the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Background
On August 4, 2019, first Gupkar declaration was signed before the
abrogation of Article 370. The representatives of JKNC, JKPDP, JKPC,
JKPCC, CPI (M), PUF, JKPM and Awami NC met at the Gupkar Residence
of Farooq Abdullah to discuss the tensed situation triggered by the
massive deployment of security forces and forced removal of tourists from
the valley. The president of the National Conference stated that he will
raise the Gupkar declaration in Parliament and this struggle will be
Gandhian as they never believed in stones and bullets.