Leaders Put Under House Arrest as Security Grid Lacks Trust: CM Omar

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday questioned the need to place Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti under house arrest, following the death of former Hurriyat leader Professor Abdul Gani Bhat.

Professor Bhat passed away on Wednesday evening at his residence in Sopore, North Kashmir.

“What would have happened if Sajad Lone and Mehbooba Mufti had gone to the family to offer condolences? Nothing. They were going only for condolences. Is our security grid so fearful that it cannot even trust leaders to visit for condolences? This is not good for JK, especially for Naya Kashmir,” Omar said while speaking to reporters at Gulmarg.

The Chief Minister’s comments came after Sajad Lone and Mehbooba Mufti said earlier on Thursday that they were placed under house arrest, preventing them from visiting Professor Bhat’s family. (KNS).