Ghulam Nabi Azad stopped at Jammu airport, sent back to Delhi

Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad was not allowed to visit Jammu on Tuesday by the administration who claimed to have lifted restrictions imposed under Section 144 CrPC following return of normalcy in the area.

Azad, according to party spokesperson Abdul Rashid Choudhary, was to attend a function organized by the party as part of country wide celebrations in connection with 75th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajeev Gandhi.

Sources said that Azad arrived in Jammu by Vistara flight around 2.45 PM, but he was not allowed to come out of the airport. He was taken to VIP lounge where senior civil and police officers informed him of the administration’s decision not to allow him to enter Jammu city.