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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to join son Rahul in Srinagar on Saturday

Rahul has been in Ladakh the past one week and will be leaving for Srinagar after addressing a public rally in Kargil Friday morning, JKPCC president said

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his mother Sonia Gandhi (Photo: National Herald Archives)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with his mother Sonia Gandhi (Photo: National Herald Archives) National Herald Archives

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be reaching Srinagar on a two-day "personal visit" and will be joined by his mother Sonia Gandhi next day, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani said on Friday.

However, Wani said, the two senior leaders will have no political engagement or meeting with any party leaders in Srinagar during the "family tour." Rahul has been in the Union Territory of Ladakh the past one week and will be leaving for Srinagar after addressing a public rally in Kargil Friday morning, the JKPCC president told PTI.

He said he will be joined by his mother Sonia Gandhi on Saturday.

Published: 25 Aug 2023, 9:11 AM IST

Rahul reached Ladakh on August 2, his first visit to the region which was granted UT status after being carved out from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was also turned into a Union Territory with its special status under Article 370 revoked.

Over the past one week, Rahul has gone round almost all famous places including Pangong lake, Nubra valley, Khardungla top, Lamayuru and Zanskar on his motorcycle before reaching Kargil on Thursday.

Another Congress leader said Rahul will be reaching Sonamarg in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district from Kargil in the afternoon before moving to Srinagar where he will be staying for two nights at a houseboat and a hotel. 

Published: 25 Aug 2023, 9:11 AM IST

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Published: 25 Aug 2023, 9:11 AM IST