‘Very unfortunate’: Tarigami on dropping of July 13, Dec 5 holidays

Srinagar, Dec 30: CPI(M) senior leader and MLA Kulgam Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami today expressed serious concern over dropping of July 13, and December 05 holidays from state holiday list for the year 2025.

He termed such attempts as “very unfortunate” and said distorting history in this way will serve no purpose.

Taking to micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter), MLA Kulgam Tarigami said: “It is very unfortunate that July 13 & December 5 have been dropped from the list of holidays for 2025 calendar year”.

“July 13 holds immense historical significance for J&K, as it commemorates the sacrifice of those who laid down their lives protesting against autocratic rule, and advocating for human dignity,” Tarigami said on X.

“Similarly, December 5, Sheikh Sahb's birthday, is a day of great importance. Sheikh Sahab and his colleagues made great contributions toward empowering people by democratizing society, implementing radical land reforms, introducing free education and empowering women as part of the Naya Kashmir manifesto”, the post on X added.

He continued that, “Attempts made to erase such pivotal milestones from our collective memory undermines the values they represent. Distorting the history in this way will serve no purpose”.