India, Sept. 18 -- SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged that she was placed under house arrest to prevent her from travelling to Sopore in North Kashmir to offer condolences on the death of former Hurriyat Conference chairman Professor Abdul Gani Bhat.

In a post on X, Mufti said the move "lays bare the harsh and undemocratic reality in Jammu and Kashmir," accusing the administration of deliberately curbing political movement.

"The decision to place the political leadership under house arrest today, simply to stop us from visiting Sopore to offer condolences on the demise of Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, lays bare the harsh and undemocratic reality in Jammu and Kashmir," she wrote.

Mufti als...