OMAR ABDULLAH ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE MARTYRSFormer Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah also paid tribute to the martyrs'. The Chief Minister laid floral wreaths and offered Fateha at Mazar-e-Shohada (Martyrs Graveyard) at Naqshband Sahab in Nowhatta area of Shahr-e-Khaas (Old City) this morning. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today paid homage to the martyrs' of 1931 and said these valiant men scripted a new dawn in the state's history by laying the edifice for democracy and human dignity. Mehbooba said July 13, 1931 will always be remembered as a defining moment in the history of Jammu and Kashmir when the foundation for democracy and people's rule was laid in the state. MEHBOOBA SEEKS PEOPLE'S SUPPORT TO STOP BLOODSHEDSeeking people's support in pulling J&K out of the vortex of violence and bloodshed, the Chief Minister said her heart is overwhelmed with great sadness and sorrow as a result of the killings in the latest spate of violence in Kashmir.

Source: India Today July 13, 2016 10:52 UTC