Prior to August 5, 2019, when the Union government abrogated Jammu & Kashmir’s special status, the erstwhile State of J&K observed July 13 as ‘Martyrs’ Day’, an official holiday Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on July 13 alleged the J&K Lieutenant-Governor’s administration had denied them permission to pay tribute at the Mazar-e-Shuhada (martyrs’ graveyard) in Srinagar. They termed it an attempt to “erase collective history”. Around 22 civilians died in police firing outside the Central Jail in Srinagar in 1931 in an uprising against the then Dogra monarchy. The…
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