Indian Supreme Court gives verdict in petition filed by Congress leader over Occupied Kashmir lockdown

NEW DELHI – Indian Supreme Court gives verdict in petition filed byCongress leader over Occupied Kashmir lockdown.

Indian Supreme Court has allowed former puppet chief minister of occupiedKahsmir and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu andKashmir with riders

However. he will not be allowed to hold any political rallies during hisvisit.

The Supreme Court allowed Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu, Anantnag,Baramulla and Srinagar districts in the State with riders.

Azad had moved the Supreme Court seeking permission to visit his home Stateto enquire about the well being of his family members.

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His plea was taken up by a bench of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and JusticesS.A. Bobde and S. Abdul Nazeer.

Mr. Azad had tried to visit the State after the abrogation of Jammu andKashmir’s special status but was sent back from the airport by authorities.

In his petition before the top court, he has also sought permission tocheck on social conditions in the State after the clampdown imposed by theauthorities in the aftermath of the revocation of provisions of Article 370.