Gupkar Declaration: False narrative creates a 'New Hurriyat' in J&K

It is "new" because unlike the "old" Hurriyat it is free of Pakistan's influence. It does not seek "independence" or merger with Pakistan

The Union government’s Kashmir policy has helped local political forces in J&K crystallise into a critical mass. A new and permanent front has been formed in the Union Territory by the coming together of mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir under the umbrella of the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration. The Alliance has now adopted the flag of the erstwhile state of J&K and vowed not to participate in elections till its special constitutional status is restored. In the words of a Kashmiri leader, a “new Hurriyat” has been born.

It is “new” because unlike the “old” Hurriyat it