NEW DELHI: CPI (M) General Secretary Sitaram Yecury said he and his CPI colleague D. Raja were detained at the Srinagar airport and denied entry into the city.

The Left leaders had gone to Srinagar to meet their party colleagues.

“They showed us a legal order which did not allow any entry into Srinagar. It stated that even escorted movement int the city was not permitted due to security reasons. We are still trying to negotiate with them,” Mr. Yechury said, according to PTI.

Mr. Yechury and CPI General Secretary Mr. Raja had written to Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on August 8, informing him of their visit and requesting him to facilitate their entry, the report added.

“Both of us had written to the J&K governor requesting him that there should be no hurdles for our visit… despite that we have been detained. I wanted to meet my ailing colleague and our comrades who are here,” said Mr. Yechury.

On August 8, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad had been detained and sent back to Delhi from Srinagar airport.

(Agencies)