Gandhi & Kharge on 2-day J&K visit

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to J&K to take stock of the party's preparations for the upcoming assembly poll in the UT and explore a likely alliance with NC.

The Congress leaders received a rousing welcome upon their arrival here with party activists and supporters lining up outside the airport.

The enthusiastic supporters even stopped Gandhi's vehicle on the airport road, causing anxious moments for the security men escorting him.

The two leaders are visiting the UT for key meetings for the three-phased assembly election beginning September 18, a Congress leader said.