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Jammu and Kashmir's Document of Accession In Public Domain At Last

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Jammu and Kashmir's Document of Accession In Public Domain At Last

NEW DELHI:
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  1. National archives has given permission to take copies of the document
  2. Dr Karan Singh said it should silence critics who question its existence
  3. Pakistan has cited papers that claim this document is a myth

For decades, crucial documents relating to accession of princely states to join India had been locked away in government files. But no longer.

For months, RTI campaigner and programme coordinator with the Commonwealth human rights initiative, Venkatesh Nayak, had been trying to obtain the documents of accession of 540 princely states.


He had even filed an RTI with the home Ministry, which finally transferred his petition to the National archives. Recently, the national archives gave him permission to take copies of these documents.

"The accession of J&K is a fact of history known to all of us, but for the first time , citizens can look at the actual document," Mr Nayak said.

The ruler of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, had acceded to India on October 26, 1947, by signing the "instrument of accession" like other princely states.

"I have not seen this document in decades and it brings with it a flood of emotions," Dr Karan Singh, Rajya Sabha lawmaker and son of Maharaja Hari Singh, told NDTV.


Dr Singh told NDTV that he recognized the document and the hand writing of his father.


"Invaders from across the border in Pakistan had crossed over into J&K and were about to take over the airport. Had it not been for the bravery of the Maharaja's soldiers, the airport would have fallen, making it impossible to sign the document," Dr Singh told NDTV.

The lawmaker said he hopes the document will silence critics from across the border, who had questioned its very existence.

Interestingly even at the time of writing this news report, Pakistan's ministry of foreign affairs website have links to documents challenging the signing of this document, calling it a myth.

Dr Karan Singh told NDTV that he was also present in his home on that day -- October 26, 1947, when his father, Maharaja Hari Singh, signed the instrument of accession. The document was sent along with a personal letter to Lord Mountbatten, who was the Governor General of India at the time.

"This is an important page from India's history and it is wonderful that it is being preserved in the national archives for the public to see," Dr Singh said.

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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jamm...accession-in-public-domain-at-last-1494726?fb
 
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Show it to Kashmiris that some Sikh Emperor had sold their homeland to India and they, their fathers, their children and grand-children are sold as per this document. So they should stop demanding freedom because this document exists.

Also tell Kashmiris that 1,00,000 deaths they offered are now null-and-void because this document is available in "national archive". And at the same time, hide this fact that this document was rejected by UN, by Kashmiris, by Pakistan and its only India who thinks this document is valid.
 
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