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Pandits observe July 13
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Mutilated body recovered
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Tributes paid to July 13 martyrs
Srinagar, July 13 Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, accompanied by minister for education Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed, was the first to visit the graveyard to pay homage to the martyrs.Azad laid wreaths on the graves of the martyrs and offered fateha. A contingent of the J&K armed police lowered their arms and the police band sounded the Last Post in memory of the martyrs. On his arrival, the Chief Minister paid obeisance at the shrine of Hazrat Bahuddin Naqshbandi situated in the martyrs’ graveyard complex. He said July 13, 1931, was a significant day in the history of Jammu and Kashmir when people rose against an autocratic regime. Former Chief Minister and PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, accompanied by party leaders and ministers, also visited the graveyard and offered special prayers . Sayeed said the day had great significance in the history of Kashmir and marked the end of autocratic rule. Opposition National Conference president Omar Abdullah addressed a gathering of people on the occasion after offering special prayers in memory of the martyrs. Speaking on the occasion, Omar said it was time that the dialogue process between India and Pakistan, to resolve the Kashmir issue, be put on the fast track. Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq also led a large procession of people from Jamia Masjid to the martyrs graveyard after the Friday prayers to offer special prayers. He said the goal for which the martyrs had laid down their lives had not been achieved yet. Hardline APHC chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was prevented by the police from visiting the graveyard as he is under house arrest.
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Pandits observe July 13
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Jammu, July 13 While Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad stated in his message to the people of the state that the martyrdom of those killed during the uprising against the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh on this day in 1931 could never be forgotten, the BJP today dubbed the day as “totally devoid of national outlook and vision”. Besides the BJP, the All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference (ASKPC) held a congregation at the Geeta Bhawan here and issued a statement that July 13th had come to stay with the Kashmiri Pandits as a black day. ASKPC general secretary H. L. Chatta condemned the state government for observing July 13 as the martyrs day, saying that this was humiliating for the Kashmiri Pandit community which had migrated from the valley due to insurgency. |
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Mutilated body recovered
Udhampur, July 13 According to reports, some passersby spotted a body lying in the forest near Deval village. They immediately informed the police. During investigation, the deceased was identified as Mohammed Sikander, son of Ghulam Mohammed of Deval. According to the police, the deceased was missing for the past one month. It is believed that he was tortured to death by militants and later his body was thrown in the forest. |
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