J&K parties ‘denied’ permission to visit graveyard of those who died during 1931 rebellion

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah pays tributes at the party office to the 22 Kashmiris who died during the anti-monarchy rebellion.

Jammu and Kashmir political parties, including the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday alleged they were denied permission to pay tributes at the graveyard of the 22 Kashmiris who died during an anti-monarchy rebellion on July 13, 1931. Meanwhile, a shutdown affected normal life in the Valley. “In view of the government-imposed restrictions, NC president Dr. Farooq Abdullah led party functionaries in paying glowing tributes and offering ‘fateh’ (prayers) to the July 13 martyrs at the party office, Nawa-e-Subah, this morning,” NC spokesman Imran Nabi Dar said. In a joint statement, Dr. Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah described the 1931 episode, which took place during the Dogra regime, as “a landmark in the history of J&K”.