Srinagar, Mar 04 (KB): Reacting strongly to remarks of Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Sunil Kumar terming July 13 martyrs as ‘traitors’, Mirwaiz Kashmir Umar Farooq on Wednesday said those killed in cold blood stood up for th rights and dignity of oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir.
“Strongly condemn the outrageous remarks by a BJP member in assembly with regard to the martyrs of 13th July 1931, who were killed in cold blood for standing up for the rights and dignity of the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir,” Mirwaiz wrote in a post on ‘X’.
“These martyrs revered by one and all in J&K, are part of our collective memory of the great sacrifices rendered by the people of Kashmir for their rights, and any attempt to malign them will be firmly resisted,” the religious scholar added.
Pertinent to mention here that pandemonium broke out in House after Leader of Opposition, from BJP, termed July 13 martyrs as ‘traitors’. The remarks were itself retorted inside the House, following which the opposition BJP staged a walkout. (KB)
