Jammu, June 01: All India Congress committee chief Sonia Gandhi will address the first ever public rally in Kashmir today, a senior J&K Congress leader said. “Sonia Gandhi will be addressing a public meeting at Baramulla in north Kashmir, soon after conclusion of the two-day meet of the 5th congress chief minister council on June 01”, State Minister for Tourism Gulam Ahmed Mir told reporters today. The programme of Ms. Gandhi to address the rally was not included in the itinery earlier, he added. Preparations have begun not only for the CCMC, in which 15 congress chief ministers would be participating, but also for the public rally where thousands are expected to turn up, he said. A reception committee of 62 members of JKPCC has been formed to look after arrangements of the conclave and the public meeting, he said.

The function of CCMC would now be held at Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre on the banks of Dal lake than at the earlier venue at hotel Broadway due to security reason, Mir added.

Bureau Report