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Kashmiri Pandits observe 'black day' 7/13/2015 11:16:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 13 Several organisations representing displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Monday held protests as they marked the incident of July 13, 1931 as 'black day' even though the state observed the day as Martyrs' Day. "This day is being observed by Kashmiri Pandit community as Black Day since 1932 in commemoration of the persecution that was inflicted upon the community on this fateful day in the Valley of Kashmir," said Ashwani Kumar Chrungoo, the president of Panun Kashmir, a joint forum of organisations representing Kashmiri Pandits. Chrungoo claimed that on this day in 1932 the community was subjected to loot, arson, murder and mayhem on a large scale in the Valley. He said the observance of July 13 as the Martyrs' Day by political parties and the government in the state was akin to rubbing of falts into the wounds of the minority community. He said that the members of the community had taken up the issue with Union Home Minister Rajnath singh during a meeting in New Delhi a couple of days ago. July 13 is observed as Martyrs' Day to mark the death of 21 protesters in firing by Dogra Army outside Srinagar Central Jail in 1931. The day is observed as an official holiday in the state every year.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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