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0/20 Today, sixteen years before the partition of British India. On July 13, 1931, an organised communal carnage took place in Kashmir. Follow the thread to unravel the reality of #KashmirMartyrsDay.A must read explosive thread on #13July1931 carnage #PakistanStopBleadingKashmir 
1/20 In 1931, Maharaja Hari Singh was the sovereign ruler of the Jammu and Kashmir, which included Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad-Mirpur, Aksai Chin and Shaksgam Valley. #KashmirMartyrsDay #13July1931
2/20 The British wanted Singh to lease them Gilgit Agency - a system of administration established by British Indian Empire to strengthen Jammu and Kashmir, which was denied by the Maharaja. #KashmirMartyrsDay #13July1931
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In 1931, during the public meeting, a well-built man named Abdul Qadeer Khan, rose up from an audience and delivered a speech which was considered to be seditious by the State Government. /1
In 1931, during the public meeting, a well-built man named Abdul Qadeer Khan, rose up from an audience and delivered a speech which was considered to be seditious by the State Government. /1
During the hearings, it was found that the trial had greatly excited the Muslims as it was the first case of a political nature in the state and thousands of people assembled in the court to know the fate of the prisoner. /2
In the same year on July 13th, the trial was to be held in the Srinagar Jail premises. The Sessions Judge ordered the people to disperse but they requested for permission to offer prayers. The police arrested five men and this incensed the people further. /3
