Congress Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Meets People In Anantnag

Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is on a three-day visit to Kashmir following Supreme Court orders, on Sunday visited Anantnag district in south Kashmir where he met people in a government housing colony. Azad, who was scheduled to meet people at Dak Bungalow which has been declared a jail, had to change the venue after authorities refused him permission, a local Congress leader said.

“Azad was at the housing colony from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm. Many people came to meet him,” the leader, who wished not to be named, said. He said while the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha was strictly following the Supreme Court order with respect to his visit to the valley, authorities were creating hurdles. He alleged that during his stay in Srinagar on Friday, the security personnel did not allow people to meet him.