J&K: People’s Conference chief placed under house arrest on father’s death anniversary, claims party

The chief of the Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference, Sajad Gani Lone, has been placed under house arrest on the 24th death anniversary of his father, Abdul Gani Lone, the party claimed on Thursday.

In a social media post, the People’s Conference also claimed that several senior party leaders and workers were barred from visiting the Shaheed Mazaar in Srinagar, where Abdul Gani Lone has been buried.

“Preventing us from paying homage to a leader remembered for his political vision and sacrifice is unfortunate, undemocratic and deeply insensitive,” said the party. “Such actions hurt public sentiments and weaken democratic values.”

The police have not yet responded to the party’s allegation.

We strongly condemn the house arrest of our President and MLA Handwara, @sajadlone , on the death anniversary of Shaheed Abdul Gani Lone.

We also condemn the restrictions imposed on senior leaders and workers of the party, many of whom were not allowed to visit Shaheed Mazaar… pic.twitter.com/o4rbfCIqkg— J&K People’s Conference (@JKPCOfficial) May 21, 2026

Abdul Gani Lone was shot dead by militants on May 21, 2002, as he was leaving a Hurriyat Conference rally held to pay homage to Mirwaiz Moulvi Mohammad Farooq, who had also been killed by militants on the same day 12 years before.

Written by Neerad Pandharipande. Edited by Sneha.
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