India, Feb. 1 -- On January 19, the People's Conference chief In Sajad Gani Lone pulled out of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), the alliance of Kashmiri parties formed in October last year to demand restoration of Article 370 that granted J&K its semi-autonomous status under India's constitution. In a letter addressed to the PAGD president Dr Farooq Abdullah, Lone pointed out the fielding of proxy candidates by constituent parties against the officially mandated candidates of the alliance during the recent District Development Council elections. He called it "a breach of trust between the partners".

"People know that blinded by political greed we fielded candidates against each other and the question they are asking i...