Early Times Report
Jammu, Sept 18: : Former Dy Chief Minister Tara Chand,former Ministers Abdul Mazid Wani, RS Chib,Manohar Lal Sharma, Ghulam Mohd Saroori, Jugal Kishore Sharma, Ch Garu Ram former MLAs Thakur Balwan Singh,Ashok Sharma, Mohd Akram, former MLCs Naresh Gupta, Subash Gupta and other senior leaders Vinod Sharma,Vinod Mishra, Narinder Sharma, Maheshwar Singh, Badrinath Sharma, Ashok Bhagat, Th Suram Singh besides other leaders now part of former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad group Sunday hailed LG Manoj Sinha for declaring holiday on birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh Bahadur.
Senior leaders in a joint statement congratulated Yuva Rajput Sabha for their historical agitation and hunger strike for the case and also all those who were part of struggle to declare holiday on birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh Bahadur birthday. They also credited Azad Sahib for statue of Maharaja Hari Singh and dedicated JDA Park on the banks of river Tawi to the memory of Maharaja ji. Remembering the contributions of Maharaja Hari Singh, they said that pro people policies initiated by the Maharaja separate him from his other counterparts ruling princely states included compulsory primary education, ban on child marriage and opening places of worship for all irrespective of the caste. They said that Maharaja Hari Singh was a patriotic, daring dignitary and dynamic personality of the Royal Family son of Raja Amar Singh.
They said the Maharaja was an epitome of good governance and had always worked for uplifting his people. They recalled rich legacy of his contributions and vision for the development of J&K state and its people.
The last Maharaja of the Dogra state, who signed the instrument of accession, making Jammu and Kashmir an integral part of India, shall be always be remembered for his historical contributions in various fields . He ruled the state with great ability and farsightness and brought revolutionary social reforms.
They further said that His declaration, '' As a ruler, I have no religion, all religions are mine and my religion is justice '', speaks of his qualities of head and heart and his firm belief in rule of law. This distinguishes him from other rulers of his times in the history.Not only this, Maharaja brought about revolutionary reforms like banning child marriages, untouchability and satti systems, free and compulsory education for all and ensuring dignity and honour of women under his rule. Maharaja opened the entry of all to Hindu religious places, irrespective of caste, creed, Colour which was a great Visionary step of a great reformer and true believer of humanity. |
