Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and National Conference supremo Dr Farooq Abdullah, along with Peopleโs Conference chief Sajad Lone, paid tributes to those who sacrificed their lives protesting against the Dogra ruler Maharaja Hari Singh in 1931.
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According to party sources, the leaders described the sacrifice of the martyrs as a defining chapter in Jammu and Kashmirโs struggle for justice, dignity and democratic rights.
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โJuly 13 remains a historic watershed that ignited a mass movement against autocracy, oppression and injustice in the erstwhile princely state,โ officials said.
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However, Peopleโs Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti has been placed under house arrest ahead of Martyrsโ Day observance here, her daughter Iltija Mufti claimed on Sunday.
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โWe have been placed under house arrest on the eve of Martyrsโ Day for reasons best known to JK Police,โ Iltija posted on X.
July 13 is commemorated as Martyrsโ Day in Jammu and Kashmir as a tribute to the 22 persons who were killed by the Dogra army outside Srinagarโs central jail in 1931.
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The L-G administration had dropped the day from the list of gazetted holidays in 2020.
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Peopleโs Conference Chief Sajad Lone alleged that โOmar Abdullah-led government has made no sincere effort to restore this public holiday, honouring the sacrifice of our native heroes.โ
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โIt has chosen theatre over truth and rhetoric over resolve and, in doing so, has turned its back on history itself,โ he said.
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Also read: Martyrs Day: Mehbooba Mufti, Iltija placed under house arrest
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