Got taste of draconian govt when we tried to visit Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi
5 years, 4 months ago

Got taste of draconian govt when we tried to visit Kashmir: Rahul Gandhi

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that the opposition delegation got the taste of the "draconian administration" and the "brute force unleashed on the people in J&K" when the leaders tried to visit Kashmir on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, Rahul Gandhi said that it has been 20 days since the government decided to scrap the provisions of Article 370 that, he said, curtailed the "freedom and civil liberties" of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Leaders of the Opposition and the press got a taste of the draconian administration and the brute force unleashed on the people of J&K when we tried to visit Srinagar yesterday," Rahul Gandhi tweeted. Rahul Gandhi said that the delegation wanted to get a sense of what people were going through in the region but "we were not allowed beyond the airport".

Kashmir Jammu Rahul Gandhi Visit Srinagar Gandhi Rahul 20 Days  kashmir  jammu  delegation  opposition  gandhi  rahul  leaders  jk  situation  tried  visit  draconian  taste  govt

History of this topic

'Never Happened In History Of India...': Rahul Gandhi On J&K Becoming UT, Promises Restoration Of Statehood
3 months, 3 weeks ago

'Never Happened In History Of India...': Rahul Gandhi On J&K Becoming UT, Promises Restoration Of Statehood

News 18  

Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the INDIA bloc will use its full force within Parliament and even hit the road if the BJP-led government fails to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after the ongoing assembly elections. Reiterating his resolve to work for the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, he said: …

Modi is visiting Kashmir's main city for the first time since revoking region's semi-autonomy in '19
10 months, 1 week ago

Modi is visiting Kashmir's main city for the first time since revoking region's semi-autonomy in '19

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
10 months, 1 week ago

Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since New Delhi stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy and took direct control of it in 2019. Paramilitary soldiers patrol ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Wednesday, March 6, 2024. In 2019, Modi’s …

India’s Modi visits Srinagar, first since Kashmir autonomy removed in 2019
10 months, 1 week ago

India’s Modi visits Srinagar, first since Kashmir autonomy removed in 2019

Al Jazeera  

The visit comes ahead of India’s national election due by May, the first since the government scrapped region’s special status. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made his first official visit to the main city of Indian-administrated Kashmir since New Delhi scrapped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy in 2019. Modi’s government stripped the Muslim-majority territory of its special constitutional status, splitting …

Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi to visit Srinagar on March 7
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir: PM Modi to visit Srinagar on March 7

India TV News  

PM Modi in Jammu Kashmir: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit the Kashmir Valley on March 7, his first visit to the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019. During his visit to Kashmir on March 7, the Prime Minister is expected to announce the score of developmental projects and also interact with the beneficiaries …

Rahul Gandhi, Satya Pal Malik vent frustration against Modi government in 28-minute-long interview
1 year, 2 months ago

Rahul Gandhi, Satya Pal Malik vent frustration against Modi government in 28-minute-long interview

Op India  

Talk about storm in a teacup and Rahul Gandhi’s interview/chat with former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik begins with the message, “On 14th October, I had a conversation with former Governor of J&K, Shri Satya Pal Malik. Now it has become a business.” Article 370 abrogation According to Satya Pal Malik, Jammu and Kashmir “cannot be managed by …

Absence of democratic system in J&K causing hardship to people: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Absence of democratic system in J&K causing hardship to people: Rahul Gandhi

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Centre of snatching the democratic rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and said the anti-encroachment drive was aimed at diverting attention from “real” issues. Rahul said J&K was divided into two union territories against the wishes of the people and they were now being denied their democratic rights by “the …

Restoration of statehood, democratic process important first steps in J&K: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 11 months ago

Restoration of statehood, democratic process important first steps in J&K: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said the restoration of statehood and democratic process is a very important step in Jammu and Kashmir as he avoided a question on whether his party would be part of an Opposition alliance in the union territory. Mr. Gandhi said he has come to Jammu and Kashmir with an open heart and open arms …

'If situation is so well why not Amit Shah walks from Jammu to Kashmir': Rahul dares Home Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

'If situation is so well why not Amit Shah walks from Jammu to Kashmir': Rahul dares Home Minister

India TV News  

'Bharat Jodo Yatra': Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who hoisted the Tricolour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar in his last leg of the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra', has questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah about the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and challenged him to "walk in the valley if the situation is really normal". PM Modi made it possible for …

Rahul Gandhi tries to instigate people of Jammu & Kashmir against 'outsiders' as his Bharat Jodo Yatra continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Rahul Gandhi tries to instigate people of Jammu & Kashmir against 'outsiders' as his Bharat Jodo Yatra continues

Op India  

Congress scion Rahul Gandhi is currently in Jammu & Kashmir for the final leg of his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’. Whipping up emotions against “outsiders” in Jammu & Kashmir, Rahul Gandhi said, “Earlier, locals of Jammu used to do business here. The divisive nature of Bharat Jodo Yatra by Rahul Gandhi Even though Rahul Gandhi and his Congress party have repeatedly …

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood
1 year, 11 months ago

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday empathised with migrant Kashmiri Pandits and heard their plight in Jammu during the Bharat Jodo Yatra; he also strongly pitched for the restoration of Statehood to J&K, which was split into two Union Territories in 2019 by the BJP-led Central government. Mr. Gandhi interacted with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits and patiently heard the …

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits
1 year, 11 months ago

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the Kashmiri Pandits for allegedly telling employees recruited under a central scheme that "they should not seek alms". Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Jammu and Kashmir as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, made the statement shortly after he met a delegation of …

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?
2 years, 7 months ago

Has India’s Kashmir policy under Modi failed?

Al Jazeera  

With violence refusing to abate, the much-touted ‘muscular’ policy pursued by the BJP is not working, say experts, as they urge political engagement. The spiralling wave of violence has prompted critics to wonder whether the Modi government’s “muscular policy” towards the country’s only Muslim-majority region has failed. “This policy is not going to work in Kashmir, at the end they …

India’s Modi touts development projects in visit to Kashmir
2 years, 8 months ago

India’s Modi touts development projects in visit to Kashmir

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Himalayan Kashmir on Sunday for his first public event since New Delhi stripped the disputed region’s semi-autonomy and took direct control in 2019. He said that the territory was put on a path of unprecedented development since 2019 but made no political commitments to the region’s people, who have been without …

J&K issues Gandhi family's legacy: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits
3 years, 4 months ago

J&K issues Gandhi family's legacy: BJP slams Rahul Gandhi reaching out to Kashmiri Pandits

India TV News  

The BJP on Friday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for accusing it and the RSS of "trying to break the composite culture of Jammu and Kashmir", alleging all vexing issues of the region are the "legacy of the Gandhi family". Astonishingly, Rahul Gandhi "very conveniently forgot that the woes of the Kashmiri Pandits were because of the politics …

Congress changing tack in Kashmir?
3 years, 4 months ago

Congress changing tack in Kashmir?

The Hindu  

O n August 9, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit of the Kashmir valley. In this context, Rahul Gandhi paying obeisance at the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Ganderbal coupled with a public reminder of his Kashmiri Pandit origin, not so overtly done since the Rajiv Gandhi years, are important indicators of the grand …

Rahul Gandhi on two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit from today
3 years, 5 months ago

Rahul Gandhi on two-day Jammu and Kashmir visit from today

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Srinagar from today during which he will inaugurate the party's Jammu and Kashmir headquarters and meet Congress workers. Rahul, who will reach Srinagar in the afternoon, will attend the wedding of the son of J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir in the evening. This would be Rahul's first visit …

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to arrive in Srinagar today for a 2-day visit
3 years, 5 months ago

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to arrive in Srinagar today for a 2-day visit

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be arriving in Srinagar on Monday evening for a two-day visit. On Tuesday evening, J&K Congress president Ghulam Ahmad Mir will host a dinner for Gandhi and other politicians and senior Congress leaders. Leaders of Peoples Alliance For Gupkar Declaration, including National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti and Communist Party …

After the storm, when Delhi and Kashmir meet
3 years, 6 months ago

After the storm, when Delhi and Kashmir meet

Hindustan Times  

What leaps out first from the photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi flanked by varied representatives of Jammu and Kashmir, in the first such outreach since the effective abrogation of Article 370, is the sheer irony of it all. Prime Minister Narendra Modigreets Kashmiri leaders during an all-party meeting at PM House, in New Delhi on Thursday. Today, the very …

Delhi’s history of engagement and estrangement with Kashmir’s parties
3 years, 6 months ago

Delhi’s history of engagement and estrangement with Kashmir’s parties

Hindustan Times  

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi sits down for a high stakes all-party meeting with political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, he may want to go back to a speech he delivered on Independence Day in his fourth year in power. In one fell swoop on August 5, 2019, the government revoked the state’s special status guaranteed under Article …

'Democracy took place here': Foreign envoys visit J&K to assess normalcy
3 years, 10 months ago

'Democracy took place here': Foreign envoys visit J&K to assess normalcy

India Today  

In the third such visit by foreign envoys to Jammu and Kashmir in the last 18 months, diplomats from 24 countries, including the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, began a two-day trip to the Union Territory to assess the ground situation. The envoys arrived in Srinagar amid heightened security as shops remained closed following a shutdown call given by separatists "What …

Mutilation of J&K: A year of unwinning Kashmir
4 years, 5 months ago

Mutilation of J&K: A year of unwinning Kashmir

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: Nearly a year since the dismembering and disempowering of Jammu & Kashmir, the mainstream political parties have been reduced to a state of limbo. That coming from a former coalition partner of the saffron party in the J&K government may be pooh-poohed by many as tongue-in-cheek, but there is no denying the fact that arbitrary incarceration of leaders of …

The Centre’s Kashmir policy and a heavy price to pay
4 years, 7 months ago

The Centre’s Kashmir policy and a heavy price to pay

The Hindu  

While public attention is focused on COVID-19, Jammu and Kashmir suffers twin lockdowns, rising violence and unilateral government actions, all at the same time. Based on the Home Ministry’s order of March 31, these rules seek to replace the Jammu and Kashmir State subjects law, recognised under Article 35A of the Indian Constitution, which entitled permanent residents of the State …

Analysis | Several obstacles on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 11 months ago

Analysis | Several obstacles on the political front in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

This January 26, the government of India announced that it was awarding the Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honours, to People’s Democratic Party leader Muzaffar Baig. A month before that, a group of eight PDP leaders, led by Altaf Bukhari, spoke of the need for a “new political formation” in Jammu and Kashmir. While the two events seem …

Diplomats Get a Modi-fied View of Kashmir on Day 1 of Visit
5 years ago

Diplomats Get a Modi-fied View of Kashmir on Day 1 of Visit

The Quint  

Over two months after the visit of around 20 Members of the European Parliament, Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday, 9 January, conducted a tour of diplomats from 16 countries as part of the Government of India’s initiative to convince the world that peace and normalcy had returned to the Valley. Authorities have been making efforts to falsify criticism from …

‘Farcical exercise’: Foreign envoys in Kashmir on India invite
5 years ago

‘Farcical exercise’: Foreign envoys in Kashmir on India invite

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi accused of organising yet another ‘guided tour’ of region that has been under lockdown since August 5. Srinagar/New Delhi, India – Delhi-based foreign diplomats are visiting Indian-administered Kashmir on the invitation of the Indian government, with Kashmiris and opposition leaders decrying it as a “guided tour” designed by New Delhi to show normalcy in the Muslim-majority region. Meanwhile, …

Clashes as far-right EU lawmakers on Kashmir ‘PR’ trip
5 years, 2 months ago

Clashes as far-right EU lawmakers on Kashmir ‘PR’ trip

Al Jazeera  

Police fire tear gas and pellets at protesters as members of European Parliament visit region amid lockdown. Clashes have erupted in Indian-administered Kashmir, as a delegation of mostly far-right members of the European Parliament paid a contentious visit to the Muslim-majority region stripped of its autonomy in August. The European Parliament members are the first foreign delegation to visit Kashmir …

PM Modi has colonial hangover, considers EU more competent: Adhir Chowdhury
5 years, 2 months ago

PM Modi has colonial hangover, considers EU more competent: Adhir Chowdhury

India Today  

Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha, Adhir Chowdhury Tuesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing an European Union delegation to visit Jammu and Kashmir to assess the ground situation there. Terming this as "paradoxical", he said Modi has a colonial hangover and views Indian delegation as "native and incompetent". Chowdhury urged the Centre to send an …

Guided tour: Opposition fumes over Kashmir visit of EU MEPs
5 years, 2 months ago

Guided tour: Opposition fumes over Kashmir visit of EU MEPs

India Today  

On a day when the United Nations Human Rights Commission expressed concerns over the situation in Kashmir, trouble brewing at home added to the government's woes. Leaders across the political spectrum in the opposition slammed the government accusing it of compromising India's position on the Kashmir issue, while it continued to be in a lockdown position for nearly three months. …

Allowing EU leaders to visit Kashmir but denying permission to Indian MPs a national embarrassment: Congress
5 years, 2 months ago

Allowing EU leaders to visit Kashmir but denying permission to Indian MPs a national embarrassment: Congress

India Today  

The Congress on Tuesday stepped up its attack on the BJP government for allowing European Union MPs to visit Kashmir while denying permission to Indian parliamentarians, and termed it a "national embarrassment". Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the BJP's nationalism is strange, allowing European MPs to visit and interfere in Kashmir while Indian MPs are sent back from …

Why foreign delegation allowed in JK while Indian political parties prevented, ask Left parties
5 years, 2 months ago

Why foreign delegation allowed in JK while Indian political parties prevented, ask Left parties

India Today  

CPI general-secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday questioned why members of the European Parliament were being "welcomed" in Jammu and Kashmir when Indian political leaders had been prevented from doing so. "Then why were Indian political party leaders and MPs repeatedly prevented from exiting Srinagar airport? "The fact that the Indian government is facilitating the visit of the EU delegation shows …

Opinion | J&K to open up
5 years, 3 months ago

Opinion | J&K to open up

Live Mint  

Satya Pal Malik, the governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has directed the withdrawal of an advisory, issued two months ago, that asked tourists and pilgrims to leave the state. The state has been under a complete lockdown since 5 August, when the Centre revoked its special status under Article 370 to integrate it wholly with India, and decided to split …

Kashmir: A month later, shopkeepers refuse to open, even as curbs are eased
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir: A month later, shopkeepers refuse to open, even as curbs are eased

Business Standard  

Kashmir: A month later, shopkeepers refuse to open, even as curbs are eased Prime Minister Narendra Modi revoked special rights for Jammu and Kashmir on Aug 5, striking down the long-standing constitutional provisions for the Himalayan region Premium A man rides a bicycle past the closed shops and hotels during restrictions, after scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir …

Congress leadership committed several betrayals on J&K issue: RSS leader
5 years, 4 months ago

Congress leadership committed several betrayals on J&K issue: RSS leader

India Today  

Senior RSS leader Arun Kumar on Wednesday said the top Congress leadership committed a series "betrayals" on the Kashmir issue in the early years of independence. When Maharaja Hari Singh said that Pakistan was planning to attack and he was running out of weapons, then home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel called a meeting of the cabinet committee on defence on …

Rahul Gandhi behaved like political juvenile on J&K: Governor Satya Pal Malik
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi behaved like political juvenile on J&K: Governor Satya Pal Malik

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, here on Wednesday, slammed former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi saying he behaved like a "political juvenile" over the abrogation of Article 370, which led Pakistan to use his comments at the UN. Addressing reporters, Malik said, "I don't want to speak for Rahul Gandhi as he comes from a respected family. He should …

Rahul Gandhi slams Pakistan over violence in Kashmir, says J&K internal matter
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi slams Pakistan over violence in Kashmir, says J&K internal matter

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has come out to clarify that although the Congress disagrees with the Modi government on a number of matters, there is no two ways about the fact that Kashmir is an internal matter for India with no scope for any interference from Pakistan or any other nation. Rahul Gandhi August 28, 2019 Earlier, both Rahul Gandhi …

Rahul playing politics over my invitation: J-&K Guv
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul playing politics over my invitation: J-&K Guv

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday accused Rahul Gandhi of playing politics over his invitation to visit the Valley, saying he just wanted to refrain him from making "baseless statements". "I want to make it clear that when I had invited Rahul Gandhi to Jammu and Kashmir, my intention was that he will refrain from making baseless …

Opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir: There will be a time for Rahul Gandhi's petty politics, but it isn’t now
5 years, 4 months ago

Opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir: There will be a time for Rahul Gandhi's petty politics, but it isn’t now

Firstpost  

The abrogation of Article 370 and the bifurcation of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories has made the situation even more sensitive and volatile than in 2011 when Congress had defended then Omar Abdullah-led J&K govt’s decision to prevent a BJP delegation from visiting Kashmir The enormity of what has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir is not immediately …

Jammu and Kashmir after Articles 370 and 35a: A look at what happened over the past three weeks
5 years, 4 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir after Articles 370 and 35a: A look at what happened over the past three weeks

Firstpost  

Kashmir, being the tense, conflict-induced zone that it is today, witnessed a series of events that unfolded over the past three weeks. In a tweet addressed to Malik, Gandhi said he along with a delegation of Opposition leaders would take up his ‘gracious invitation’ to visit Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, but added they don’t need the aircraft. You are …

Mayawati slams Congress for Kashmir visit, says it only gave Centre chance to do politics
5 years, 4 months ago

Mayawati slams Congress for Kashmir visit, says it only gave Centre chance to do politics

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati has slammed the Congress over the Kashmir visit of opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, to take stock of the situation after the withdrawal of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5. The BSP chief on Monday said the Kashmir visit only gave a chance for the BJP and Jammu and Kashmir Governor …

Rahul Gandhi alleges 'brute force' being used in J&K, says Opposition leaders got taste of 'draconian' administration during Srinagar visit
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi alleges 'brute force' being used in J&K, says Opposition leaders got taste of 'draconian' administration during Srinagar visit

Firstpost  

A day after being denied to visit Srinagar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said both opposition politicians and the press have got a taste of what he called “draconian” administration. New Delhi: A day after being denied to visit Srinagar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said both opposition politicians and the press have got a taste of what …

Opposition leaders, media got taste of ’draconian’ J&K administration: Rahul
5 years, 4 months ago

Opposition leaders, media got taste of ’draconian’ J&K administration: Rahul

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A day after being denied to visit Srinagar, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said both opposition politicians and the press have got a taste of what he called "draconian" administration. Leaders of the Opposition and the Press got a taste of the draconian administration & brute force unleashed on the people of J&K when we tried to …

'Nothing more anti-national than shutting democratic rights in Kashmir': Priyanka Gandhi lashes out at Centre over situation in region
5 years, 4 months ago

'Nothing more anti-national than shutting democratic rights in Kashmir': Priyanka Gandhi lashes out at Centre over situation in region

Firstpost  

Priyanka Gandhi lashed out at the government for clamping down on democratic rights in Kashmir and exhorted people to raise their voices against it. New Delhi: Launching a sharp attack against the government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said “there is nothing more political and anti-national than the shutting down of all democratic rights that is taking place …

Nothing more political, anti-national than shutting democratic rights in J&K: Priyanka Gandhi
5 years, 4 months ago

Nothing more political, anti-national than shutting democratic rights in J&K: Priyanka Gandhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Launching a sharp attack against the government, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said "there is nothing more political and anti-national than the shutting down of all democratic rights that is taking place in Kashmir". Priyanka's comments came a day after her brother and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, along with a group of opposition leaders, was turned …

How long will this continue? Asks Priyanka after Kashmiri woman’s video sharing J&K's ordeal goes viral
5 years, 4 months ago

How long will this continue? Asks Priyanka after Kashmiri woman’s video sharing J&K's ordeal goes viral

India TV News  

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday lashed out at the Centre for accusing the opposition of "politicising" the Jammu and Kashmir issue. In her posts, Priyanka Gandhi enclosed a video clip of a distraught woman speaking to Rahul Gandhi about the problems she is facing due to abrogation of Article 370. Venugopal, Loktantrik Janata Dal Chief Sharad Yadav, Trinamool …

Kashmiri woman narrates her ordeal to Rahul Gandhi on flight
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmiri woman narrates her ordeal to Rahul Gandhi on flight

India Today  

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday taken aback when a Kashmiri woman started narrating her ordeal to him and other Opposition leaders onboard the flight they were travelling back to Delhi from Srinagar, after denied entry to the city. Rahul can be seen getting up from his seat and console the woman, while other Congress leaders, like Ghulam …

Rahul Gandhi-led opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir, media roughed up
5 years, 4 months ago

Rahul Gandhi-led opposition delegation sent back from Kashmir, media roughed up

India Today  

High drama unfolded at the Srinagar airport as Opposition leaders led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached the region to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Congress also slammed the Narendra Modi government for stopping an opposition delegation from visiting Srinagar and asked why the delegation was sent back if the situation in J&K is normal as the government …

Kashmiri woman shares Jammu & Kashmir's ordeal with Rahul Gandhi on flight
5 years, 4 months ago

Kashmiri woman shares Jammu & Kashmir's ordeal with Rahul Gandhi on flight

India TV News  

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi was on Saturday is taken aback when a Kashmiri woman started narrating her ordeal to him and other Opposition leaders onboard the flight they were travelling back to Delhi from Srinagar, after denied entry to the city. Rahul can be seen getting up from his seat and console the woman, while other Congress leaders, like …

Jammu & Kashmir Congress criticises Centre for not allowing opposition leaders visit Valley
5 years, 4 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir Congress criticises Centre for not allowing opposition leaders visit Valley

India TV News  

In a statement issued last night, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had asked political leaders to not visit the Valley as it would disturb the gradual restoration of peace. However, Congress state president G A Mir and other party leaders said the government action belies its "repeated claims" that the situation in the Valley has largely "normalised". "Congress criticises the …

Discover Related