The authorities in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir have stopped people from marching towards Mazar-e-Shuhada in Naqshband Sahib, Srinagar, where the martyrs of July 13 are buried.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the martyrs of July 13, 1931, were killed by Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh’s troops outside Central Jail in Srinagar, where thousands had gathered to attend court proceedings against one Abdul Qadeer, who had called for defiance against Dogra autocratic rule. When a Kashmiri youth began the call to prayer, Dogra soldiers shot and killed him, and another person who attempted to complete the call to prayer was also shot dead. In total, 22 Kashmiris sacrificed their lives before the call to prayer could be completed.
The authorities have deployed a large number of Indian forces personnel in Naqshband Sahib and surrounding areas.
It should be remembered that the All Parties Hurriyat Conference leadership, today called for a strike in the occupied territory on ‘Kashmir Martyrs’ Day’ along with a march to the Martyrs’ Graveyard located in Naqshband Sahib.
