Srinagar/Jammu, July 20 -- Police foiled a protest march by the J&K Congress leadership, for statehood, at Srinagar on Saturday. The Congress leadership were planning to hold a rally from its party headquarters to the office of Kashmir divisional commissioner. The police didn't allow leaders to leave the party headquarters at MA road towards the divisional commissioner office. The rally was led by Congress president Tariq Hameed Karra and several party legislators. Even many Congress leaders were stopped on way to party headquarters at various places outside the city. A video of legislator Irfan Hafeez Lone went viral on social media in which he along with his supporters was stopped by a police officer on the Srinagar Baramulla national highway. J&K Pradesh Congress president Tariq Ahmad Karra said police didn't allow them to take out rally and many workers and leaders were prevented from reaching Srinagar office. "Our protest for statehood will continue. We are holding similar protest in Jammu and then national capital." Congress CWC member and legislator Ghulam Ahmad Mir said that party has been protesting for restoration of statehood which was not only promised by the PM in Parliament but also apex court of the country. "Today we had planned to submit memorandum to Kashmir divisional commissioner but police didn't allow us to come out from our office. Our protest will continue and on July 22 we will hold protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi." Earlier this week Congress president Malikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi wrote letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking restoration of statehood in J&K. J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah and NC president Farooq Abdullah praised Congress for raising statehood of J&K with the Centre and hoped that this issue will also be taken up during monsoon session of the Parliament which begins on Monday....