Pranab, Rahul likely to visit J&K

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi are expected to visit Jammu and Kashmir.

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi are expected to visit Jammu and Kashmir.

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"Mukherjee and Gandhi have accepted the invitation of the president of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Saif-ud-din Soz to visit Kashmir. Both leaders will convey the dates of their visit as early as possible," a party spokesman said in Srinagar.

The invitation was extended to Mukherjee and Gandhi by Soz during his separate meetings with them in the union capital late last evening, he said.

During their proposed visit to the state, the spokesman said Gandhi would address a public rally while Mukherjee will address an invited audience and Congress workers in connection with the ongoing 125th foundation day celebrations.