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The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary on September 23 a public holiday. A notification in this regard will be issued soon.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary on September 23 a public holiday. A notification in this regard will be issued soon.
The announcement was made by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha following his meeting with a delegation comprising prominent political leaders, members of the Yuva Rajput Sabha and civil society members, including the head of the J&K Transport Union, at the Raj Bhavan today.
“The government has taken a decision to declare Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s birthday as a public holiday. Maharaja Hari Singh was a great educationist, progressive thinker, social reformer and a towering man of ideas and ideals. The public holiday will be a fitting tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s rich legacy,” the Lieutenant Governor observed.
Pertinently, on the directions of the Lt Governor, a four-member committee was constituted by the UT administration earlier this year to examine the public demand regarding the holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruler of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Prominent political leaders including Member Parliament, Jugal Kishore Sharma; Former Dy CM, Dr Nirmal Singh; Devender Rana, Sat Sharma; Ajit Singh, President All J&K Transport Union; Rajan Singh, President, Yuva Rajput Sabha and members of Yuva Rajput Sabha were present on the occasion.
Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu; Ramesh Kumar, Divisional Commissioner Jammu; Vivek Gupta, DIG; Ms Avny Lavasa, DC Jammu and Chandan Kohli, SSP Jammu were also present.
