Maharaja Hari Singh Agreement With India

Instead of storing them and giving researchers access only upon request, the National Archives should work with the government to display them in a museum that people can visit after permission. Citizens have the right to know more about these elements that have become India. The agreement made the former independent princely state J&K the Union of India. The Pakistani government challenged the membership and said it was fraudulent and singh had been forced to sign the agreement with India. The Governor-General of Pakistan, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, sent his Private Secretary Khurshid Hasan Khurshid to Srinagar to assure the Maharaja of signing an instrument of accession with Pakistan. “His Majesty has been told that he is a sovereign who alone has the power to grant membership; that he does not need to consult anyone; that he should not deal with Sheikh Abdullah or the National Conference… Jinnah`s letter, delivered by Khurshid to the Maharajah, states . . . .

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