Omar Abdullah shares video of ‘grappling with J&K police during Martyrs’ Day visit

The Chief Minister, however, scaled a partition to scope the graveyard

A time aft the Jammu and Kashmir Police prevented Kashmiri leaders, including ministers, from visiting the historical martyrs’ graveyard by location arresting them, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and different National Conference leaders reached Srinagar’s aged metropolis connected Monday greeting to wage tributes to the 22 civilians killed connected July 13, 1931.

Omar besides said helium was "grappled" by constabulary during the visit.

He, however, scaled a partition to scope the graveyard. “Paid my respects & offered Fatiha astatine the graves of the martyrs of July 13, 1931.  The unelected authorities tried to artifact my way, forcing maine to locomotion from Nawhatta Chowk. They blocked the gross to Naqshband Sahab shrine, forcing maine to standard a wall,” Omar wrote connected X.

“They tried to physically grapple me, but I was not going to beryllium stopped today.”

In a video helium posted connected X, Omar said helium was "physically grappled." “But I americium made of sterner worldly & was not to beryllium stopped. I was doing thing unlawful oregon illegal. In fact, these “protectors of the law” request to explicate nether what instrumentality they were trying to halt america from offering Fatiha,” Omar said.

Not lone the CM, but besides Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo arrived astatine the graveyard connected a scooter.

The Srinagar territory medication connected Saturday had denied support to governmental parties to sojourn the historical Martyrs’ Graveyard connected Martyrs’ Day. On Sunday, vale leaders were placed nether location arrest. Martyrs’ Day commemorates the sidesplitting of 22 civilians by the Dogra forces connected July 13, 1931, during a protestation against autocratic rule.

The time has traditionally been marked by visits and tributes astatine the Nowhatta graveyard, erstwhile a state-sanctioned function. After 2019, the contented was stopped by the LG administration.