Sonia visits flood affected areas in J&K, interacts with those affected

Srinagar: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday visited the flood affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district and interacted with the people.

She arrived here Monday with party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Ambika Soni, Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad.

The Congress president flew to Anantnag from the Srinagar international airport and met the flood affected families. She visted the Dahrun Mantpora relief camp in Anantnag.

“The Congress party and our family are with you in this hour of grief,” Rahul Gandhi told the affected people.

Sonia Gandhi also held a flood review meeting with the party leaders in Srinagar.

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is scheduled to brief her about the relief and rescue operations carried out in the state.

She will visit the flood affected areas of Jammu region Tuesday.

IANS