SRINAGAR All roads leading to martyrs grave yard at Khawaja Naqashband Sahib shrine in the downtown Srinagar were closed with barbed wire to prevent assemble of people on the Martyrs’ Day on Tuesday July 13,2021. KL Image by Bilal Bahadur A year after dropping July 13, as the public holiday, authorities sealed off the martyrs’ graveyard in Srinagar’s Khawaja Bazaar to prevent a routine ceremonial tribute by Kashmir political parties. Kashmir has been observing the day since 1931 when 22 civilians were mowed down by Maharaja troops when they assembled to witness a political trial. NC and PDP said they had applied for formal permission from the Collector’s office but it was rejected.