Srinagar, March 6 -- Hurriyat leader and chief priest of Jamia Masjid Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Wednesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over 'traitor' remarks.

Leader of Opposition in J&K assembly Sunil Sharma had termed the 21 Kashmiris killed on July 13, 1931, on the orders of Maharaja Hari Singh after an uprising as 'traitors'.

"I condemn the outrageous remarks by a BJP member in assembly with regard to the martyrs who were killed in cold blood on July 13, 1931, for standing up for the rights and dignity of the oppressed people of Jammu and Kashmir," Mirwaiz said.

Mirwaiz said that 'martyrs' are respected by one and all in J&K. "These martyrs are part of our collective memory of great sacrifices rendered by the people ...