SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) leader and Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Health and Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo, on Monday said she was prevented from visiting the Mazar-e-Shuhada in Srinagar to pay tributes to the martyrs of July 13, 1931, due to heavy security deployment and extensive barbed-wire barricading around the graveyard.
In a post on X, Itoo said she attempted to visit the martyrs’ graveyard at around 4:30 am but was not allowed to enter. She was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Women’s Wing Provincial President Sabiya Qadri.
A video shared by Itoo on her X account showed the minister wearing a black burqa while attempting to reach the Mazar-e-Shuhada.
“I tried to visit the Mazar-e-Shuhada at 4:30 AM today to pay my humble tributes to our martyrs of 13th July. However, due to the heavy deployment of security forces and extensive barbed-wire barricading around the graves, I was prevented from entering,” Itoo wrote.
She said physical barriers could not prevent people from honouring the sacrifices of the July 13 martyrs.
“Their memory, courage, and legacy will forever remain alive in our hearts. We will continue to pay our tributes with dignity and unwavering respect,” she added.
