All India Congress Committee chief  Sonia Gandhi's three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir was called off on Saturday on account of  foul weather.

Sonia was scheduled to visit Mata Vaishno Devi temple and address a public meeting in Jammu on Saturday before going to Srinagar for a meeting to review the performance of the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed government, which has completed six months in office.

Senior Congress leader and president of the Jammu and Kashmir Congress Committee, Gulam Nabi Azad, had reached Jammu on Friday to supervise the arrangements for the trip.

"We can confirm that the Congress president is not coming to Jammu and Kashmir. Her trip has been called off due to bad  weather. A new date for her trip to the state would be announced later," a senior Congress leader told rediff.com on phone from Jammu.

The entire north India was under a thick cloud of dust on Saturday morning following a storm, making it difficult for aircraft to land or take-off.

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What do you think about the story? Read what others have to say: Number of User Comments: 3 Sub: This is drama.... Sir, This mail is regarding the sudden cancellation of Sonia's visit to Jammu and Kashmir. This visit is nothing but another drama show by the ... Posted by Kondareddy Srinivas Sub: Sonia's J&K visit called off But the weather in Kashmir has been bad for many years now. What does the great Indian Sonia desire to do about it? Posted by Kaushik Das Sub: the nature's unwelcome. Nothing against her as such. But the nature of J&K does not appear to be very appreciative of her visit and address to the rally. ... Posted by modi