Srinagar, July 13 -- The Srinagar district magistrate on Saturday rejected the ruling National Conference's plea seeking permission to pay homage to the 22 people on Martyrs' Day and said violators will be dealt with strictly. National Conference and other political parties were adamant to hold programmes there on Sunday. "The district administration Srinagar has denied permission to all applicants intending to proceed towards Khawaja Bazar, Nowhatta on 13th July 2025 (Sunday). The general public is hereby advised to strictly comply with these instructions and refrain from violating the orders issued by District Administration. Any violation of these orders shall invite strict legal action under relevant provisions of law," Srinagar police wrote on X. Reacting to the decision, NC spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq said," It is deeply unfortunate that on a day of profound historical and emotional significance for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the district administration has chosen to bar peaceful tributes to the martyrs of July 13, 1931 at Khawaja Bazar, Nowhatta. Denying people the space to remember their martyrs is fundamentally unjust. We urge the administration to reflect on the gravity of this decision. No order can suppress memory. No restriction can erase truth." "Knowing that tomorrow we'd be prevented from moving out, managed to pay tributes to our martyrs who laid down their lives on 13th July 1931 for democracy. Their memory is being wilfully erased yet their voices echo in every Kashmiri's heart that refuses to bow & dares to hope," Iltija Mufti wrote on X and pasted her picture along with flowers at the cemetery. Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone has called for restoration of July 13 as an official public holiday. "The memory of the July 13 martyrs is both cherished and sacred. Denying a day of remembrance will neither erase their memory nor diminish the sacrifices they made," he said....