Kashmir Digits

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leaders led by its Block President
Master Ab Ahad Wani on Thursday paid glowing tributes to the martyrs of 13 July, 1931 at a meeting of party’s senior functionaries held at the Kralgund Qaziabad.

JKNC workers held meeting at Kralgund to pay tribute to 13th July martyrs who Sacrificed their lives for rights of people , Master Abdul Ahad wani presided the meeting , Mohd Munawar Khawaja , Nazir Ahmad Khan Block secretary Handwara , Showkat Ahmad Dar Braripora , Mohd Ashraf Shah Chowgal , Mohd Shafi Wani Chowgal Gh Rasool, Ab. Rashid Bhat , Reyaz Ahmad Malik Mawer , Abdul Qayoom Geelani and Gh Hassan Dar along with scores of prominent workers and youth participated in the event and
were also present on the occasion.

While recalling the sacrifice of the 13 July martyrs, Haji Mohammad Munawer Khawaja said the day is an important landmark in the history of Jammu and Kashmir which will never go out of sight. He stated the implications of the day thickened over time and resulted in the transformation of the state from a feudalistic to a democratic one.

“The brave men who laid their lives on 13th of July 1931 belonged to a generation of wisdom, and vision. They saw in darkness and despair, a vision for the forthcoming generations; they envisioned a society free from bondage, discrimination and oppression,” he said.

“Every year we remember the supreme sacrifice of the martyrs of 13 July 1931 and the idea behind remembering them is not merely an act of reminiscing past, and memorializing. On the day, we should reiterate our commitment to the ideals of our revered martyrs, whose every drop of blood is sacred to us. Sher-e-Kashmir too has galvanized his life and mission with the supreme sacrifice of the martyrs that marks the shift from stoicism to dynamism. I on this day pay my earnest tributes to all the martyrs who laid their lives on that day to secure a new dawn of freedom for future generations. The martyrs of 1931 will continue to be a beacon of light for us and for the coming generations. Every single drop of their blood is sacred to us,” he said.

On the occasion Master Ab.Ahad Wani also led party functionaries in offering Fatiha for the revered martyrs of 1931.