Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mr Omar Abdullah, on Saturday met the Congress President, Ms Sonia Gandhi, here, their first meeting after the recent unrest in the Kashmir Valley, and is understood to have discussed the prevailing situation in the state. Mr Omar refused to answer questions of waiting reporters after the meeting. Congress has backed Jammu and Kashmir Government's handling of the situation in the Valley. AICC general secretary in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Prithviraj Chavan, had said recently that the Congress fully backs Omar Abdullah government in its efforts to bring normalcy there.
Mr Chavan, who is also the minister of state in the PMO, had said that the state government will get all required support in its initiatives. Kashmir Valley has witnessed protests since June 11 when a teenaged boy died allegedly in teargas shelling by police in downtown Srinagar