Sonia Gandhi, Nitin Gadkari Visit Mufti Sayeed's Residence, Meet Mehbooba Mufti | News World India

Union minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Sunday met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and condoled the death of her father and Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

Gadkari, however, dismissed speculation that political issues were discussed during his meeting with Mehbooba Mufti a day after Governor’s rule was imposed in the state, which is without a government after Sayeed’s death in New Delhi’s AIIMS hospital on January 7.

Sayeed had led an alliance government of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party.

“I have come to offer my condolences to the family on behalf of the government of India and no political issues were discussed during my visit to the bereaved family,” Gadkari said.

Gandhi arrived at the Fairview residence of Mehbooba in Gupkar here at 3 pm and stayed with the PDP president for 20 minutes.

The Congress president was accompanied by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Congress general secretary Ambika Soni, State Congress chief G A Mir and party leader Saifuddin Soz.

Sayeed breathed his last on Thursday at AIIMS in New Delhi after undergoing treatment there since December 24.

(With IANS inputs)