J-K authorities seal roads leading to Martyrs’ Graveyard in Srinagar’s Nowhatta

National Conference says leaders enactment nether location arrest 

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Authorities connected Sunday sealed each roads starring to Martyrs’ Graveyard successful the Nowhatta country of the aged city, adjacent arsenic the ruling National Conference claimed that respective of its leaders person been placed nether location arrest.

Police and cardinal paramilitary forces were deployed successful spot astatine each introduction points starring to Srinagar metropolis arsenic determination were apprehensions of instrumentality and bid problems connected the juncture of Martyrs Day.

Only vehicles of officials and information forces were allowed to transverse the barricades acceptable up astatine the introduction points, officials said.

National Conference (NC) had applied to the District Magistrate Srinagar, seeking support to wage homage to the martyrs of July 13, 1931.

However, the territory medication refused to assistance permission.

“The District Administration Srinagar has denied support to each applicants intending to proceed towards Khawaja Bazar, Nowhatta connected July 13, 2025 (Sunday),” the Srinagar Police said successful a nationalist advisory posted connected X.

The constabulary said that the nationalist is advised to comply with these instructions and refrain from violating the orders issued by the territory administration.

“Any usurpation of these orders shall invitation strict ineligible enactment nether applicable provisions of law,” the constabulary warned.

The NC termed the denial of support “deeply unfortunate.” NC main spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said that July 13 is not a regular date.

“It is simply a solemn reminder of the sacrifices made successful the pursuit of dignity, justice, and rights,” Sadiq said connected X.

Sadiq further said the radical of Kashmir volition proceed to “honour their martyrs” peacefully, with dignity, and with unwavering resolve.

July 13 utilized to beryllium a nationalist vacation successful Jammu and Kashmir earlier the reorganisation of the erstwhile authorities into 2 Union territories successful August 2019. However, the medication dropped the time from the database of gazetted holidays successful 2020.

On the day, mainstream governmental leaders utilized to sojourn the “martyrs’ graveyard” to wage homage to the Kashmiris who fell to the bullets of the Dogra service portion protesting against the regularisation of the Maharaja.

Meanwhile, Sadiq successful a caller station connected X claimed that respective enactment leaders person been placed nether location arrest.

“Since past night, I similar galore of my colleagues, including the enactment enactment astatine Gupkar, the Advisor to the Chief Minister, and a bulk of sitting MLAs person been locked wrong my home,” helium said.

He said this is not conscionable unfortunate but a deliberate effort to suppress remembrance and contradict the close to honour the martyrs of July 13.

“Such actions are not lone unnecessary they are unjustified, profoundly insensitive, and uncover a troubling disregard for history,” helium added.