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Maharaja Hari Singh's 131st Birth Anniversary Celebrated Amidst Holiday Controversy
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CNBC TV18•23-09-2026, 18:31
Maharaja Hari Singh's 131st Birth Anniversary Celebrated Amidst Holiday Controversy
- •The 131st birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh was celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir with various political and social groups paying tributes.
- •Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha praised Maharaja Hari Singh's ideals of public service, equality, and inclusive development, highlighting his reforms for welfare and empowerment.
- •The celebrations occurred amidst a controversy in the J&K Assembly regarding a demand to withdraw the public holiday for the Maharaja's birth anniversary.
- •The BJP strongly opposed the demand to cancel the holiday, which was declared in 2022 after agitation by the Yuva Rajput Sabha (YRS).
- •YRS activists held rallies and motorcades, while BJP leaders emphasized Maharaja Hari Singh's significant contributions to J&K's identity and integration with India.
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The 131st birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler, Maharaja Hari Singh, was celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir with political and social groups holding programs, paying floral tributes, organizing community kitchens, and staging motor rallies.
A controversy arose after NC MLA Abdul Majid Larmi demanded the restoration of a holiday for Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah or the withdrawal of the public holiday marking Maharaja Hari Singh's birth anniversary. This prompted strong opposition and a walkout by BJP members.
The public holiday was declared by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in 2022 following a prolonged agitation led by the Yuva Rajput Sabha.
