Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe Kashmir’s Accession Day as a “black day”.
Hindustan Times New Delhi 28,Oct 2017
Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe Kashmir’s Accession Day as a “black day”.
It was on this day in 1947 that the Indian Army landed in Srinagar. Here is the story behind Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India:
When India attained Independence in August 1947, rulers of princely states had to decide whether to join India or Pakistan.
According to a BBC article by Victoria Schofield — author of Kashmir in Conflict — Jammu and Kashmir ruler Maharaja Hari Singh could not decide which country to join. “He was Hindu, his population was predominantly Muslim. He therefore did nothing,” Schofield writes.
A study published on Standford.edu says that on October 22, 1947, “an impatient Pakistan invaded Kashmir from the north with an army of soldiers and tribesmen armed with modern weapons… Kashmir, without an army, was under serious threat.”
“The intention of Pakistan had been to instill fear into the Kashmiris so they would surrender quickly.”
Concerned over the violence, Maharaja Hari Singh requested armed assistance from India.
After the document was signed, Indian troops were airlifted into Jammu and Kashmir and fought alongside the Kashmiris.
Abdullah, once considered close to Jawaharlal Nehru, was made prime minister of a largely autonomous Kashmir.
The BBC report, however, says there is confusion over when the document was signed. “Official Indian accounts state that in the early hours of the morning of 26 October, Hari Singh fled from Srinagar, arriving in Jammu later in the day, where he was met by VP Menon, representative of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and signed the Instrument of Accession.”
However, it says research showed Hari Singh did not reach Jammu until the evening of October 26. Menon, the report, says was unable to reach Jammu until early October 27 due to bad weather.
The report quotes Indian source as saying that “Hari Singh signed an Instrument of Accession before he left Srinagar but that it was not made public until later.”
Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe Kashmir’s Accession Day as a “black day”.
Hindustan Times New Delhi 28,Oct 2017
Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Yasin Malik have asked people to observe Kashmir’s Accession Day as a “black day”.
It was on this day in 1947 that the Indian Army landed in Srinagar. Here is the story behind Jammu and Kashmir’s accession to India:
When India attained Independence in August 1947, rulers of princely states had to decide whether to join India or Pakistan.
According to a BBC article by Victoria Schofield — author of Kashmir in Conflict — Jammu and Kashmir ruler Maharaja Hari Singh could not decide which country to join. “He was Hindu, his population was predominantly Muslim. He therefore did nothing,” Schofield writes.
A study published on Standford.edu says that on October 22, 1947, “an impatient Pakistan invaded Kashmir from the north with an army of soldiers and tribesmen armed with modern weapons… Kashmir, without an army, was under serious threat.”
“The intention of Pakistan had been to instill fear into the Kashmiris so they would surrender quickly.”
Concerned over the violence, Maharaja Hari Singh requested armed assistance from India.
After the document was signed, Indian troops were airlifted into Jammu and Kashmir and fought alongside the Kashmiris.
Abdullah, once considered close to Jawaharlal Nehru, was made prime minister of a largely autonomous Kashmir.
The BBC report, however, says there is confusion over when the document was signed. “Official Indian accounts state that in the early hours of the morning of 26 October, Hari Singh fled from Srinagar, arriving in Jammu later in the day, where he was met by VP Menon, representative of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, and signed the Instrument of Accession.”
However, it says research showed Hari Singh did not reach Jammu until the evening of October 26. Menon, the report, says was unable to reach Jammu until early October 27 due to bad weather.
The report quotes Indian source as saying that “Hari Singh signed an Instrument of Accession before he left Srinagar but that it was not made public until later.”
