Excelsior Correspondent
Srinagar, Aug 26: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi today reached Srinagar on a personal visit a day after her son Rahul Gandhi arrived here from Kargil.
Upon her arrival at the airport this afternoon, Sonia was welcomed by senior leaders of her party, including Congress Central Working Committee members and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Vikar Rasool Wani.
Immediately after her arrival, Sonia visited Nigeen Lake here and enjoyed a boat ride.
Rahul who arrived in Srinagar on Friday after addressing a public rally in Kargil earlier in the day was staying in a houseboat in Nigeen lake.
The duo later shifted to a hotel at Ashai Bagh Nigeen and were joined by Robert Wadra who had come here yesterday morning and had gone to Pahalgam.
The family is likely to visit Gulmarg tomorrow. There are no political engagements scheduled for the family during the visit.
A Congress leader said that it is a completely personal, family visit and no political engagement or meeting with any party leaders will happen.
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