Overview

• People’s Conference, People’s Democratic Front and Justice and Development Front officially formed the People’s Alliance for Change on June 30.
• The alliance’s Declaration for Change commits to restoring Article 370, Article 35A and full statehood for Jammu and Kashmir.
• It calls for a comprehensive general amnesty for political prisoners, youth and others affected by decades of conflict.
• The declaration criticizes the region’s reservation system as discriminatory, alleging up to 90 percent of government jobs have gone to the Jammu region.
• Leaders say they will exhaust all political avenues to advance their objectives as they seek to build electoral momentum in upcoming contests.