Congress leader Sonia Gandhi to join son Rahul in Srinagar on Saturday

Srinagar, August 25

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be reaching Srinagar on a two-day “personal visit” and will be joined by his mother Sonia Gandhi next day, Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani said on Friday.

However, Wani said, the two senior leaders would have no political engagement or meeting with any party leaders in Srinagar during the “family tour”.

Rahul has been in the Union Territory of Ladakh for the past one week and will be leaving for Srinagar after addressing a public rally in Kargil on Friday morning, the JKPCC president told PTI.

He said he would be joined by his mother Sonia Gandhi on Saturday.

Rahul reached Ladakh on August 2, his first visit to the region which was granted UT status after being carved out from Jammu and Kashmir in August 2019.

Over the past one week, Rahul has gone round almost all famous places including Pangong lake, Nubra valley, Khardungla top, Lamayuru and Zanskar on his motorcycle before reaching Kargil on Thursday.

Another Congress leader said Rahul will be reaching Sonamarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district from Kargil in the afternoon before moving to Srinagar where he will be staying for two nights at a houseboat and a hotel.