J&K Parties Hold Talks For 2nd Day Over Invite For PM Modi's Meeting

The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration will meet at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's residence today to discuss the invite.

With the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) scheduled to meet Tuesday, intra-party consultations in Jammu and Kashmir continued for a second day Monday to discuss the centre's invitation for an all-party meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24. The PAGD -- a six-party alliance of mainstream parties which came into existence after the centre revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir in 2019 -- will meet at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's residence Tuesday to discuss the invite. While the PDP has authorised its president Mehbooba Mufti to take a final call on the party's participation in the all-party meet, the grouping is expected to come up with a joint strategy after the meeting. The PM's meeting with the political parties from Jammu and Kashmir is part of the centre's initiatives to bolster political processes, including holding assembly elections, in the Union Territory.