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Rahul Gandhi to start two-day J&K visit from August 9

Rahul Gandhi on August 10 will inaugurate the headquarters of J&K unit of the Congress and address a meeting of party workers and leaders in the union territory.

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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Srinagar from Monday (August 9) sources told PTI.  Gandhi is likely to reach Srinagar on August 9 and attend the wedding of the son of J&K Congress chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir, as per sources. The next day he will inaugurate the headquarters of J&K unit of the Congress and address a meeting of party workers and leaders in the union territory.

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