Restrictions have been imposed since the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status and divided the state into two union territories on August 5.
Trinamul tweeted: "Senior Trinamool Congress leader Dinesh Trivedi to visit Srinagar on Saturday along with other Opposition leaders". According to sources, apart from Gandhi, senior Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma and KC Venugopal are also going.
The leaders of the Communist party were stopped at the Srinagar airport during their first visit. We are not going to break any law.
Accusing the Congress of "patronising terrorism and separatism", Raina said, "For the last 70 years, it is Congress party and all these leftists who gave a sense of separatism and supported terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir".
Since reports of the Opposition's delegation impending visit to the state surfaced, the Jammu and Kashmir Information and Public Relations Department advised them to stay put. "I have never seen such a contradiction". "It's clear that situation in Jammu & Kashmir isn't normal", the senior Congress leader further added.
"We are all intending to go there in order to find out what are the ground realities and issues being faced by them". Meanwhile, the state administration has told the leaders not to visit the restricted region, as it would disturb the gradual restoration of normal life.
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A number of prominent opposition leaders have also been arrested, including three former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir state. "If things are normal there, why aren't we allowed to visit the place?"
A large media contingent, including TV channels that accompanied the Opposition delegation from Delhi, were reportedly stopped from filming at the airport on the grounds that it was a defence airport.
Mr Gandhi goes to Kashmir valley weeks after Governor Satya Friend Malik invited him - on a plane to be despatched by the centre - to peep the anguish on the bottom.
Azad (twice), Yechury and Raja had tried to visit Jammu and Kashmir in the past fortnight but were sent back from the airport each time.
Strategically important locations and areas where the Valley's mainstream politicians have been detained face even more stringent restrictions with security forces barring entry of media personnel. While Friday remained fairly peaceful in the Valley after relaxation and normalcy for the past few days, the weekend is likely to face restrictions in sensitive areas.
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