Srinagar, July 12: Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee (AAC) on Tuesday paid rich tributes to the Martyrs of July 13, 1931 on their 91st martyrdom anniversary.
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In a statement issued here, AAC said that since its inception in 1963 and before that during the days of Muslim Conference, the party has been commemorating this day, under the leadership of Mohajir eMillat Mirwaiz Yousuf shah and then under Shaheed e Millat Mirwaiz Molvi Farooq as youm e shuhada e Kashmir ( Martyrs day) and now under the chairmanship of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
“This day was the watershed moment in the contemporary history of J&K , when 22 Kashmiris were killed in cold blood by the rulers of the day leading to the launch of the political agitation by the people of Kashmir for the realisation of their political and economic rights and aspirations,” it said.
It is a day when the party and people of J&K by remembering and honouring the sacrifices of the martyrs, renews it commitment to the realisation of their will and aspirations -politically and through peaceful means of conflict resolution, for which these martys laid down their precious lives.
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Meanwhile, the AAC reiterated its demand for the release of all political prisoners, including Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, as well as those who have been lodged in various jails across the country.
