Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday criticized the government’s move to restrict public access to the Martyrs’ Graveyard on July 13, calling it a violation of democratic rights.
In a Post on X, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah solemnly remembers the martyrs of 1931, brave souls who stood unshaken in the face of tyranny and laid down their lives for justice, dignity, and democracy in Jammu and Kashmir. Their sacrifice marked not just resistance but the rise of a collective conscience that continues to guide us to this day.
Their memory cannot be erased. Their truth cannot be silenced. This day stands as a timeless reminder that courage endures, and that freedom, once awakened, cannot be undone. We continue to honour their legacy not merely through words, but through the values we uphold and the justice we strive to deliver.
However, Abdullah also strongly criticized the government’s move to impose restrictions on public movement in Srinagar, particularly around the Martyrs’ Graveyard at Naqshband Sahib, where the 1931 martyrs are buried.
“In a blatantly undemocratic move homes have been locked from the outside, police & central forces deployed as jailers & major bridges in Srinagar blocked. All to stop people from visiting a historically important grave yard containing the graves of people who laid down their lives to give Kashmiris a voice & to empower them”, he said.
” I will never understand what the Law & Order government is so afraid of”, Omar said.
