Srinagar, March 7 -- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday organised protest rallies in Srinagar and Pulwama against the "disrespect" shown by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sunil Sharma towards the "martyrs" of July 13,193.

Led by PDP leader Iltija Mufti from party office in Srinagar, the rally demanding apology from Leader of Opposition Sharma, culminated at Polo View in City Centre.

Holding placard which read "Martyrs of 13th July 1931 are our heroes", Iltija accused the BJP of trying to "erase our collective memory". "Sunil Sharma is a leader and he should know how these martyrs spilled their blood for the people of J&K and played an important role. It is because of them that democracy was established here and dictatorship...