A Congress panel headed by leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad today visited various areas along the Indo-Pak border to meet the victims of shelling and took stock of the prevailing situation.
Azad flanked AICC General Secretary incharge J-K Ambika Soni (MP), along with J-K Congress chief G A Mir and other senior leaders, visited various areas and went to border areas of R S Pura, Chakroi, Sai-Khurd, Bishnah, Arnia and later in Jhri and Kanachak to meet the border migrants and the victims of firing, Congress chief spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said.
They conveyed their sympathies to the victims on behalf of the Congress party, he added.
They took stock of the prevailing situation as a result of heavy shelling from Pakistan leading to the loss of lives and injuries to a large number of people, besides large scale damage to the property, forcing several border residents to migrate to safer areas.