Sonia Gandhi visits Mufti Sayeed's residence in Kashmir, meets Mehbooba Mufti

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Sunday visited the residence of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to offer condolences on the demise of her father and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.

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.