J&K, 27/1: Accusing the Jammu and Kashmir administration of “a serious security breach” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, on Friday, decided to suspend his Bharat Jodo Yatra as the march entered the Valley in the afternoon.
“When we crossed Jawahar Tunnel, there was a huge crowd for my reception. But there was not a single policeman to manage or control the crowd. My security guards advised me not to go ahead,” he said at a hurriedly called press conference at Khanabal in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
Rahul was to walk 16 kms in Kashmir on Friday but had to stop after about four kms. The former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah, the leader of the National Conference, was with him.
“It is very difficult for me to go against what my security guards advise me,” the Congress leader said and added he was hopeful that security arrangements would be elaborate for his future programs that include his culmination rally in Srinagar where he is scheduled to unfurl the tri-colour on January 30 and address a rally