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On July 14, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah jumped on the border wall of the martyrs in Srinagar and was allegedly stopped by security forces. Abdullah said that he had not informed anyone before coming to the cemetery as he was arrested on July 13, the ‘martyr’ day on July 13. ,
Abdullah said, “We came here and recited Fatiha. They forget that these graves will always stay here. They stopped us on July 13, but how long they can continue to do so? We will come here whenever we want and remember the martyrs,” Abdullah said.
The ruling and leading valley-based leaders of opposition parties were not allowed to leave their homes to prevent 1931 martyrs from going to the cemetery in Srinagar on Sunday.
The police did not officially confirm, which was not officially confirmed by the police, was widely informed by the leaders who posted videos and pictures, who used to close their gates by security personnel, so that they could be avoided to pay tribute to ‘martyrs’ to Novashband Sahib Celebrate to pay tribute to ‘martyrs’.
Our Jalian Bag: Omar
“The massacre of July 13 is our Jalianwala Bagh. Those who gave their lives, did this against the British. Kashmir was being ruled under the British paramount. It is a shame that true heroes fought against British rule in all their forms, which are projects today as a villain because they can rebet in their homes for today.
Leader of the Opposition (LOP) in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma dubbed the slain protesters as ‘traitors’ and said that the ruling party was trying to indulge in ‘stimulating politics’ and was trying to revive a separatist spirit, which was buried in 2019 by the coincidence of Article 370.
The BJP leader said, “We consider him as a traitor because I have made it clear on the floor of the assembly.”
In the last few days, July 13, ‘Martyr’s Day’, has led a political line in Jammu and Kashmir. What about the dispute?
July 13 What is Shaheed de Ro?
This line went back to the cancellation of Article 370 of Jammu and Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-Left Union Government. Before ending the special status of the then state, there used to be an official holiday in Jammu and Kashmir on 13 July.
In 1931, the day was marked to celebrate the sacrifice of 22 people leading the rebellion against Maharaja Hari Singh’s ‘autocratic’ rule, which eventually forced the Maharaja to hold the first assembly elections in the history of Jammu and Kashmir.
It was a rare opportunity, on which both the mainstream politician and separatist were on the same page. While the government will officially remind the day, the separatists will call it a shutdown in the day to protest against their murder.
On that day, the mainstream political leader visited the “Shaheed Cemetery” in the Naqashband Saheb area of Srinagar, who paid tribute to the Kashmiris who fell on the bullets of the forces during the protest.
While the holiday was abolished in 2019, the LG administration declared a public holiday on 23 September as the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh.
New JK government in 2024
Jammu and Kashmir received their first elected government post-education of Article 370 in 2024. Since coming to power, the ruling National Conference has been swearing to restore the official holiday on 13 July.
In fact, Valley’s main political parties pledged to visit the ‘martyr’ cemetery on 13 July to pay their tribute. The BJP opposed any official memory.
Srinagar Police issued a public advice and posted on its handle on X on Saturday that “District Administration Srinagar has denied allowing all the applicants wishing to move towards Khwaja Bazar, Novata on 13 July 2025 (Sunday)”.
The District Magistrate also dismissed the plea of the ruling National Conference, which allowed NC president Farooq Abdullah and other senior officials to visit the cemetery.
On July 13, Sunday, Jammu and Kashmir Police placed several leaders during the political partition under house custody to prevent the cemetery from going to the cemetery.
What is the history of July 13?
In 1931, a series of events created dissatisfaction against the Dogra rulers of Kashmir. In June 1931, an Abdul Kader Khan made a fierce speech against Dogra and asked people to rise against him.
Khan was a cook for a British army officer who was on leave in Kashmir according to several accounts. Khan was charged for treason by the Dogra rule. And in July 1931, as soon as the trial began, a large meeting of Kashmiri Muslims gathered outside the court of the Judge of the session in Srinagar. Eventually, the trial was transferred to Srinagar Central Jail.
On 13 July, around 4,000 to 5,000 people gathered outside the jail. The crowd wanted to enter the premises, but we were stopped. And it was during the protest that the Dogra police set fire, in which 22 Kashmiri Muslims were killed and many others injured.
Conflicting version
Who are conflicting versions due to firing. While some say that the protesters tried to break the gates of the jail and break the stones, others say that the protesters were raising only slogans outside the jail when the Deputy Commissioners of the then Srinagar reached the spot.
We can be denied the opportunity to visit their graves today but we will not forget their sacrifices.
A version also states that a local Muslim stood to call for the afternoon prayer (Azan). He was expelled by the police. The police then set the protesters on fire, killing 22.
The slain protesters were buried in the premises of the temple of Khavaja Bahaudin Nukhbandi, a Muslim saint in the old Srinagar city. Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the top leader of the Muslim conference, later went to the head of the National Conference and announced that on July 13, “will be seen as the day of the martyrs”. Sheikh Abdullah is the grandfather of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
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