National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah has been placed under house arrest on Friday, party said.

The party said Abdullah was arrested after he returned from National Conference headquarters Nawai-Subha where he had said that his party will peacefully fight for the rights illegally snatched this day in 2019.

“Dr Farooq Abdullah has been placed under house arrest after returning from Nawai-Subha where he had earlier presided over a meeting and said We will peacefully fight for our RIGHTS that were illegally, unconstitutionally and undemocratically snatched from us on August 5, 2019,” JKNC said in a tweet.