Cong now says it’s not part of Gupkar group

In what appears to be a rethink in the wake of BJP’s attacks that Congress was allying with “anti-national” forces, the opposition party on Tuesday said it was not a part of the Gupkar Alliance of Kashmir Valley parties and accused the saffron rival of spreading misinformation. Congress did an about turn, possibly concerned over being tagged with the National Conference and PDP over issues such as internationalisation of the dispute with Pakistan and the role of third party negotiations.