Omar Abdullah, who mentioned he had been underneath home arrest on July 13, arrived on the Naqshband Sahib graveyard in Srinagar with out informing authorities.
In a dramatic flip of occasions, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah climbed over the locked gates of the Mazar-e-Shuhada on Monday to supply prayers, after he was allegedly stopped by safety forces from coming into the positioning on Martyrs’ Day.
Omar Abdullah, who mentioned he had been underneath home arrest on July 13, arrived on the Naqshband Sahib graveyard in Srinagar with out informing authorities. Upon reaching the Khanyar space, his convoy was stopped. He walked over a kilometre to succeed in the graveyard, solely to seek out the gates locked by authorities.
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Undeterred, Abdullah scaled the boundary wall and entered the premises to supply fateha (prayers) for the 22 individuals killed by the Dogra military on July 13, 1931. His safety personnel and different Nationwide Convention leaders additionally climbed over the gate earlier than it was finally opened.
“I used to be not going to be stopped at this time,” Abdullah posted on X, including, “The unelected authorities tried to dam my manner forcing me to stroll from Nawhatta chowk. They blocked the gate to Naqshband Sb shrine forcing me to scale a wall. They tried to bodily grapple me.”
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Talking to reporters on the web site, Abdullah criticised the administration led by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha and the police for stopping them from observing the event. “We have been saved underneath home arrest yesterday, and at this time too, they tried to cease and manhandle us. Police generally neglect the regulation,” he mentioned.
Accusing the authorities of treating political leaders like “slaves,” Abdullah mentioned, “We’re servants, however of the individuals.” He additionally questioned the restrictions in place, stating that in the event that they have been just for July 13, why was he stopped a day later.
Safety forces seal roads to stop entry
Different Nationwide Convention leaders, together with celebration president Farooq Abdullah and Minister for Schooling Sakina Ittoo, additionally reached the graveyard by means of different means, Farooq Abdullah took an auto-rickshaw whereas Ittoo arrived using pillion on a scooter.
Safety forces had sealed roads from Khanyar and Nowhatta to stop entry to the positioning, a measure that Abdullah and his celebration members circumvented.
July 13 is noticed as Martyrs’ Day in Jammu and Kashmir, commemorating the killing of twenty-two protestors by the Dogra military in 1931.