By Shishir Prashant 
PrashantNews
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday slammed restrictions imposed by the authorities to prevent him and several National Conference leaders from visiting the Mazar-e-Shohada to pay tributes to the martyrs of July 13, 1931, but asserted that no barrier could erase their legacy or weaken the resolve to honour them.
In a statement on social media, Abdullah said he, along with his father Farooq Abdullah, paid heartfelt tributes to the 1931 martyrs, whose sacrifice he described as a defining chapter in the region’s history.
“They may have stopped us from reaching the Mazar-e-Shohada today, but they cannot erase our history or our resolve. Those imposing these restrictions are temporary; the legacy of our martyrs is eternal,” he said.
The Chief Minister said that although he and many of his party colleagues were prevented from offering Fatiha at the martyrs’ graveyard, their remembrance and respect for those who laid down their lives for justice, dignity and democracy remained undiminished.
Abdullah vowed that the National Conference leaders would return to the Mazar-e-Shohada to lay flowers and offer prayers, saying the ideals of the 1931 martyrs would continue to guide the people in their pursuit of justice and peace.