Omar Abdullah scales graveyard gates to offer tributes to martyrs, shares video of being 'manhandled' by police
Omar Abdullah said that he did not inform anyone before coming to the Mazar-e-Shuhada, as he was house arrested… https://t.co/gQTTepddvA pic.twitter.com/ou2LcFnIbr
— ANI (@ANI) July 14, 2025
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, National Conference (JKNC) chief Farooq Abdullah and others pay tribute to July 13 martyrs at Naqshband Sahib graveyard in Old City of Srinagar
Credit: PTI Photo
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
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