Omar Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance delegation visits Kargil, holds meet with local leadership

Srinagar: A delegation of the People’s Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) arrived in the Drass area of Kargil in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Friday morning to meet local leaders.

The PAGD delegation to Kargil included Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Nasir Aslam Wani, Muzafar Shah and Waheed Parra.

“A delegation of ‘People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ leaders, including Omar Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura, Nasir Aslam Wani, Muzafar Shah & Waheed Parra, arrives in Drass, Kargil to meet local leaders of the region,” news agency ANI tweeted on Friday.

This is the first such delegation of J&K politicians visiting Kargil after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state.

As per reports, the delegation is meeting Kargil leadership to discuss the post-August 5 situation in the border town and seek their support to the vision of the Gupkar alliance.