On Tuesday, leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, and Congress politician Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed disappointment after being stopped and sent back from the airport in Jammu and said that it was "not right for democracy."

GN Azad on being stopped at Jammu Airport: It's not right for democracy. If mainstream political parties won’t visit, then who will go? Three former CMs J&K are already under house arrest and one former CM of J&K not being allowed to enter the state, it is a sign of intolerance. pic.twitter.com/QKHL8y56VY

— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2019

While speaking to news agency ANI, Azad said that since the last 10 days, he tried to visit Jammu and Kashmir on two occasions. First, he tried to go to Kashmir and the second time to Jammu, but he was not allowed to come out of the airport. "This is not right for democracy. If even the mainstream political parties don't visit then who will, I am very disappointed," Azad said.