Srinagar: Before being sent back, Rahul negotiated with airport officials

In the clip, shared by official Twitter handle of Congress, Rahul can be heard telling personnel that he was "invited".

Rahul was referring to Governor Satya Pal Malik's statement wherein he asked the Gandhi scion to "visit" the state rather than spreading a false narrative.

Notably, Jammu and Kashmir was put under strict vigil before Centre annulled Article 370 earlier this month.

Rahul also asked the security officials that if everything was fine, why weren't they allowed to step out.

They, here, referred to 11 Opposition leaders who accompanied Rahul. These included Left's Sitaram Yechury, CPI's D Raja, RJD's Manoj Jha, DMK's Tiruchi Siva, and Trinamool's Dinesh Trivedi.

Many of them surrounded Rahul as he attempted to strike a deal with the security officials.

After returning to the National Capital, Rahul charged at BJP-led Centre saying the situation in the border state wasn't "normal".

He said he wanted to get a sense of on-ground situation but unfortunately, he was stopped from doing so.

"The press people with us were mishandled, beaten. It's clear that things are not normal in Jammu and Kashmir," Rahul went on.

Meanwhile, Malik termed Rahul's visit "political".

"I had invited him out of goodwill but he started doing politics. It (their visit) was nothing but a political action by these people. Parties should keep in mind the national interest at these times," Malik said.

Separately, the J&K Information and Public Relations Department revealed politicians' visit will cause inconvenience to people.