Srinagar, July 13 -- Apni Party Provincial President Mohammad Ashraf Mir has expressed deep disappointment over the government's failure to pay homage to the martyrs of July 13, 1931. In a statement issued here, Mir said that the least one could have expected from the cabinet were gestures like observing a moment of silence and holding a meeting in memory of these martyrs on their anniversary today.

He said, "Today, every Kashmiri had hoped that the present government would rise above optics and take a meaningful step toward reconciliation and justice. The expectations weren't grand - just a simple, dignified acknowledgment of our shared history. Declaring July 13 a holiday to honour the martyrs was not merely a symbolic act; it was a te...