Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra was scrapped today in Jammu and Kashmir with the Congress alleging "very serious security lapses" as the march entered the Kashmir Valley. Rahul Gandhi was to walk 20 km in Kashmir today but had to stop after about a km. Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the leader of the National Conference, was with him. As Rahul Gandhi crossed the Banihal Tunnel on his way to Srinagar, a large, unexpected crowd was waiting for him, said Congress leaders. "Police personnel supposed to manage the crowd were nowhere to be seen. The police arrangement collapsed after we exited the tunnel. My security got uncomfortable, so we had to cancel. I had to call off my walk because I can't go against my security people," Rahul Gandhi told reporters later.
