Important Facts For Prelims
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.
