Jammu & Kashmir administration denies parties entry to Martyrs' graveyard
Srinagar district administration
on Saturday denied permission to all political parties to visit
Mazar-e-Shuhada
in downtown Srinagar to mark
Martyrs' Day
.
Several parties, including the ruling
National Conference
, had approached the administration seeking permission to visit the graveyard to commemorate the killing of 22 Kashmiris by Dogra forces on July 13, 1931.
"The district administration Srinagar has denied permission to all applicants intending to proceed towards
Khawaja Bazar
, Nowhatta on 13th July 2025 (Sunday)," the J&K Police said in a statement. It further advised the public to comply with the orders and warned that violations would invite legal action.
Martyrs' Day was observed as an official holiday across Jammu and Kashmir until 2019.
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