Srinagar, July 13: In a symbolic gesture, senior National Conference leader and former Cabinet Minister Sakina Itoo rode a scooty to the historic Mazar-e-Shuhada in Nawhatta, Srinagar, to pay homage to the martyrs of 13 July 1931.
Braving restrictions and heightened security arrangements in the old city, Itoo chose to avoid the official protocol and made her way to the graveyard riding a two-wheeler. She offered floral tributes and prayers at the site, reaffirming her party’s commitment to remembering the martyrs who laid down their lives in the struggle against autocratic Dogra rule.
Speaking to reporters, Sakina Itoo said: “The government may have withdrawn the official recognition of this historic day, but for us, these martyrs are eternal symbols of resistance and sacrifice. Nothing can stop us from remembering them.”
Her gesture was widely seen as a message of defiance and grassroots solidarity, highlighting the growing political sentiment around preserving Jammu and Kashmir’s historical identity in the face of changing administrative narratives.
