Mirwaiz Umar Farooq attacks BJP leader for ‘outrageous’ remarks against ‘martyrs’

SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday hit out at BJP leader Sunil Sharma for making “outrageous” remarks against the “martyrs” of July 13, 1931.

More than 20 unarmed protesters were killed by the soldiers of the Dogra army on July 13, 1931 during an uprising against Maharaja Hari Singh.

Leader of Opposition in J-K Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma on Wednesday made some “objectionable” comments in the House about the 1931 “martyrs”. Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather later expunged the remarks. PTI