<p>Impressed by the model adopted by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for women development in his constituency Amethi, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed a desire to replicate it in his state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Omar Abdullah, who arrived at Amethi with Rahul on a day-long visit, met women from a self-help group (SHG) at Kasbpur village in Jais area to witness their work. Members of Roshni Mahila Gram Samiti said the J&K chief minister was all praise of their work. <br /><br />“He invited us on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir after six months,” said a member of the group. Other members said Abdullah told them that such self help groups could go a long way in alleviating poverty in his state. <br /><br />“We told him that we are ready to go there and do whatever we can for the development of the state,” said a member. Rahul, on the other hand, also met Congress workers and discussed the ways and means to strengthen the party at grassroot level and to effectively implement the centrally-sponsored welfare programmes.<br /><br />At some places, Rahul’s cavalcade was stopped by locals, who complained to him about lack of basic facilities at their villages. The Congress leader assured to look into their problems.<br /><br />While Rahul was meeting party workers in Amethi, his sister Priyanka was doing the same thing in neighbouring constituency of Raebareli, represented by Sonia Gandhi in Lok Sabha. </p>
<p>Impressed by the model adopted by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for women development in his constituency Amethi, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed a desire to replicate it in his state.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Omar Abdullah, who arrived at Amethi with Rahul on a day-long visit, met women from a self-help group (SHG) at Kasbpur village in Jais area to witness their work. Members of Roshni Mahila Gram Samiti said the J&K chief minister was all praise of their work. <br /><br />“He invited us on a visit to Jammu and Kashmir after six months,” said a member of the group. Other members said Abdullah told them that such self help groups could go a long way in alleviating poverty in his state. <br /><br />“We told him that we are ready to go there and do whatever we can for the development of the state,” said a member. Rahul, on the other hand, also met Congress workers and discussed the ways and means to strengthen the party at grassroot level and to effectively implement the centrally-sponsored welfare programmes.<br /><br />At some places, Rahul’s cavalcade was stopped by locals, who complained to him about lack of basic facilities at their villages. The Congress leader assured to look into their problems.<br /><br />While Rahul was meeting party workers in Amethi, his sister Priyanka was doing the same thing in neighbouring constituency of Raebareli, represented by Sonia Gandhi in Lok Sabha. </p>