Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 13: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah today said the absence of BJP leaders at a function to pay homage to the martyrs of the 1931 massacre for the third consecutive year, was due to their “vote bank” politics.
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“The bloodshed had happened during the Dogra rule (on this day in 1931). How could they (BJP leaders) come here? Their vote bank is there (in Jammu) and therefore it is quite obvious they will not accompany them (PDP leadership)”, Abdullah said after paying floral tributes to the martyrs at the graveyard at the famous Naqashband Sahib shrine in downtown.
BJP, which is an alliance partner of the ruling PDP, stayed away from the function for the third consecutive year since the coalition came into power.
Abdullah, who was accompanied by senior party leaders, alleged that the two parties (PDP and BJP) had forged an alliance just for the sake of “power and loot”.
The Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) President GA Mir accompanied by senior party colleagues also paid floral tributes to martyrs and recalled their selfless services and sacrifices given by them for the suppressed people.
Lashing out at those disrespecting martyrs, Mir said that no one in the State or country can deny or forget the sacrifices of martyrs of 1931 and any individual or group, whether it is BJP which is in alliance with PDP or any other group disrespecting martyrs amounts to disrespecting Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, which is very unfortunate and unacceptable deserves condemnation.
Mir also said the best way to pay tributes to martyrs is to safeguard the composite culture of multiplicity, amity and communal harmony in the State, besides that we all should remain vigilant against the forces harming the age-old tradition of brotherhood and amity in the State.
In Kishtwar, former MoS Home and MLC Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo paid tributes to 1931 martyrs. He also threw light on the essence of the day.
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