KL NEWS NETWORK
SRINAGAR
Chief Minister Ms Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday paid rich tributes to July 13, 1931 Martyrs.
Accompanied by her government and party colleagues, Ms Mehbooba Mufti lad floral wreath on the graves of 13 July Martyrs.
Talking to reporters, Ms Mufti rued the loss of innocent lives post killing of militant commander Burhan Wani on last Friday evening.
“I am saddened by the killings of innocent civilians but I appeal parents to counsel their children to avoid further mayhem,” she said.
At least 36 civilians have been killed by forces while over 1500 persons are injured due to bullets and pellets following killing of Burhan Wani. Wani, along with his two associates was killed by forces in South Kashmir’s Kokernag on last Friday evening.
Naeem Akhtar, Anjum Fazili, Khursheed Alam, Asiya Naqsh, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, Mohammad Ashraf Mir and Sheikh Noor Mohammad also laid floral wreath on the graves of 13 July Martyrs.
At least 21 civilians fell to bullets of Dogra armed personnel on July 13, 1931 when they were hearing the trial of Abdul Qadeer Khan outside Central Jail Srinagar.
In a message on the eve of Martyrs Day, the Chief Minister on Tuesday had said the sacrifices of the martyrs to free the society from autocracy and lay foundations for democracy and human dignity is one of the greatest chapters in the annals of history of Jammu & Kashmir.
The Chief Minister said, “it is because of the sacrifices of these martyrs that Jammu and Kashmir is having a unique position and status today which needs to be safeguarded.”
She said the biggest tribute to these martyrs would be to “make Jammu and Kashmir an abode of peace and harmony”.
“Sustained peace and normalcy are prerequisite for achieving progress and prosperity, especially in a state like Jammu and Kashmir which has suffered a lot because of violence and uncertainties,” she said.
“The greatest homage one can pay to the martyrs is to rise above self and help in creating a tolerant and peaceful society where everyone can grow in a free democratic atmosphere. Let us all come together to develop a peaceful and virtuous society which is just and guided by principles of secular democratic temperament,” she said, while emphasizing upon respect for each other’s perspective, which is the essence of a democratic system.
