Rahul Gandhi visiting Jammu and Kashmir

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived here Wednesday morning on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

He will address a rally of Congress 'sarpanchs' (village heads) at M.A. Stadium.

He is also scheduled to hold a luncheon interaction with representatives of Jammu Chambers of Commerce and Industry at Jammu Club Wednesday afternoon.

Congress general secretary Ambika Soni, Union Minister Jairam Ramesh and party press in-charge Ajay Makhan are accompanying him. On his arrival, he drove to the Congress headquarters in Shaheedi Chowk for a meeting with the party's state leadership.

The Congress vice president will reach Srinagar Wednesday evening.

He will inaugurate a controlled-atmosphere fruit storage facility in south Kashmir's Pulwama district and will address a women's self-help initiative in central Badgam district Thursday.