Srinagar, August 17: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a tweet on Friday condemned the arrest of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir and spokesperson Ravinder Sharma in Jammu today, on Friday. Gandhi questioned the arrests and said that the government has delivered another "body blow" to democracy. Rahul Gandhi Makes Veiled Attack on Congress Leaders, Says 'At Times, I Stood Alone'.

"When will this madness end?" wrote Gandhi in a hard-hitting tweet. Gandhi also shared a video tweeted by Congress party which shows the police arresting Congress leader. Rahul Gandhi Reveals Who Will Decide on Next Congress Chief.

Earlier in the day, the State unit of the Congress was prevented from addressing a press conference in Jammu. Rahul Gandhi Responds to Governor Satya Pal Malik: 'Accept Invite to Visit J&K Without Any Conditions, When Can I Come?'

Police detained party’s State unit chief spokesperson and former MLC Ravinder Sharma at the party headquarters.

Sharma was about to address a press conference at the party headquarters in Jammu’s Shaheedi Chowk when police stormed the press conference room and asked him to accompany him as a senior officer wanted to talk to him.

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