Omar Abdullah Climbs Wall To Offer ‘Fatiha' At Martyrs' Graveyard Day After ‘House Arrest'
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday climbed over a wall to enter the Martyrs' Graveyard in Srinagar's Nowhatta area and pay tributes, after being stopped by authorities.
Accompanied by party leaders and cabinet ministers, Abdullah walked from Nawhatta Chowk after access to the site was restricted.
A video accessed by CNN-News18 shows him scaling the gate of the Naqshband Sahib shrine to reach the graveyard.
'Paid my respects & offered Fatiha at the graves of the martyrs of 13th July 1931. The unelected government tried to block my way forcing me to walk from Nawhatta chowk. They blocked the gate to Naqshband Sb shrine forcing me to scale a wall. They tried to physically grapple me but I was not going to be stopped today," Abdullah posted on X.
This is the physical grappling I was subjected to but I am made of sterner stuff & was not to be stopped. I was doing nothing unlawful or illegal. In fact these 'protectors of the law" need to explain under what law they were trying to stop us from offering Fatiha pic.twitter.com/8Fj1BKNixQ — Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) July 14, 2025
The visit came a day after the administration, led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, barred political leaders from holding events marking the July 13 anniversary, observed in memory of 22 people killed during protests against the Dogra rule in 1931.
Several NC leaders alleged that they were placed under house arrest on Sunday to prevent them from participating in the observance.
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