<p>The call was given by the moderate faction of the Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, demanding solution to the Kashmir issue. <br /><br />The march was to begin from Naqashband Sahib here, where 22 people killed in a police firing on July 13, 1931, are buried. The incident was an offshoot of a struggle launched by the people of Kashmir against the Dogras, the erstwhile rulers of the state.<br /><br />From 1947, Martyrs’ Day is being observed every year by the state government and separatists on July 13.</p>
<p>The call was given by the moderate faction of the Hurriyat led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, demanding solution to the Kashmir issue. <br /><br />The march was to begin from Naqashband Sahib here, where 22 people killed in a police firing on July 13, 1931, are buried. The incident was an offshoot of a struggle launched by the people of Kashmir against the Dogras, the erstwhile rulers of the state.<br /><br />From 1947, Martyrs’ Day is being observed every year by the state government and separatists on July 13.</p>