Kashmir Live: No Harm In Blackout If It Saves Lives, Says J&K Governor indiatoday.in

The Congress on Saturday slammed the 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 has claimed. A delegation of opposition leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, which wanted to visit Kashmir Valley to take stock of the situation thereafter the abrogation of Article 370 provisions, was not allowed to leave Srinagar airport on Saturday by the state administration and had to return to Delhi. The development came a day after the Jammu and Kashmir government issued a statement asking political leaders not to visit the Valley as it would disturb the gradual restoration of peace and normal life. The leaders from nine political parties, who had flown to Srinagar on Saturday afternoon but returned within hours, lashed out at the government, questioning its claim of “normalcy” in the Valley.