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Jammu University and Airport to be Renamed

  • 03 Mar 2020
  • 1 min read

Key Points

  • Resolutions have been passed to rename the Jammu Airport and the Jammu University after Hindu Dogra monarchs Maharaja Hari Singh and Maharaja Gulab Singh, respectively.
  • Maharaja Gulab Singh founded the Dogra dynasty and became the first monarch of J&K in 1846.
  • Maharaja Hari Singh
    • Maharaja Hari Singh was the last Dogra monarch, who acceded to India in 1947.
    • Soon after the accession, an interim state government was instituted by a proclamation made by the Maharaja on March 5, 1948.

The Instrument of Accession

  • The Instrument of Accession (IoA) is a legal document executed by Maharaja Hari Singh, the then ruler of the princely state of Jammu & Kashmir, on October 26, 1947, declaring that the state accedes to India.
  • The IoA gave India’s Parliament the power to legislate in respect of J&K only on the matters of defence, external affairs and communications.
  • Apart from defence, communications and external affairs, the IoA mentions ancillary subjects that include elections to the dominion legislature.

Source: TH

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