Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar: a bit of Kashmiriyat in my veins too

“Our family lives in Delhi, before that in Allahabad and before that in Kashmir. I too believe in Kashmiriyat; a bit of it is in my veins too”, said Rahul Gandhi on his first visit to J&K two years after the Centre abrogated Article 370.

Te former Congress president, who is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday paid his respects at the Kheer Bhawani temple and Hazratbal shrine before inaugurating a party office in Srinagar.

Rahul shared the stage with senior party colleague Ghulam Nabi Azad, where he hit out at the government for its Kashmir doctrine.

"We tried to solve Kashmir in a different way by love and engagement but BJP has smashed all the good work. We know J&K people are hurt…I want a relationship of love and understanding. I will stand by you and I will fight to get statehood for you. I am touring Jammu and Ladakh too …this is a beginning. I was stopped at airport two years back and I will come again and again," said Rahul.

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