Umer Adil Dar pays tributes to martyrs of 13 July 1931

SRINAGAR: Resistance Leader and a prominent face of social activism, Umer Adil Dar , paid glorious tributes to July 13, 1931 martyrs, and said that 13th of July martyrs stood against the brutal oppressor and a autocrat and those martyrs are signposts of human rights protection, courage and sacrifice, which should guide us in our political and social life.”

Saying that the State of J&K has glorious tradition of societal harmony which has survived many challenges, he expressed his apprehensions that certain elements are trying to divide people on religious ,political and sectarian lines for their narrow political ends. He stressed that those elements should not be allowed to succeed in their nefarious designs,” he cautioned.

He said every Martyr’s Day serves us as a reminder to protect and promote the political rights of people of Jammu and Kashmir and not succumb to pressures of different shades of vested interest. It becomes imperative to remind ourselves to steadfastly work for the unity of our people and not to allow the communal and divisive forces succeed in their nefarious designs.”

Umer Adil Dar in his statement said, all the martyrs of Kashmir’s resistance movement from 1931 to till date sacrificed their precious lives and dignified people always remember their martyrs and safeguard them till times immemorial.

He said their (Martyrs) mission of taking the ongoing resistance movement remained unaccomplished, it was the duty and responsibility of both the people and the resistance leadership to take the resistance movement forward. Youth resistance leader urged the Government of India should give up its obduracy, and accept the reality that it has to address the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the wishes of its people.