Why Was Rahul Gandhi Not Allowed To Visit J And K

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti questioned the Centre over European Union (EU) delegation’s visit to Kashmir on Tuesday and asked if the EU MP’s are allowed to visit the state, why wasn’t Congress leader Rahul Gandhi allowed to do so.

Mufti’s statements were posted on her official Twitter account, being managed by her daughter Iltija as the former CM is under house arrest since the abrogation of Article 370 in J&K.

“If scrapping Article 370 integrated J&K into India, why is Shri Rahul Gandhi barred from visiting Kashmir? Instead, a group of far-right & fascist leanings EU MPs is allowed by GOI. Your ticket to Kashmir is possible only if you’re a fascist with a visceral hatred for Muslims,” read one of her tweets.
Twenty-eight European lawmakers are scheduled to travel to Kashmir on Tuesday, in a first visit by any foreign delegation to the valley since the revocation of Article 370.

Days after Article 370 was abrogated, a delegation led by Rahul Gandhi was asked to return to New Delhi from Srinagar airport. Later, former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was detained at the airport while trying to enter the region.