JAMMU, Oct. 26 -- The BJP on Monday celebrated the 79th anniversary of Jammu and Kashmir's accession to the Union of India with patriotic fervour, paying tribute to J-K's last king, Maharaja Hari Singh.
The Maharaja signed the instrument of accession on October 26, 1947, which brought the erstwhile princely state into the Indian Union.
Addressing a gathering at the party headquarters in Trikuta Nagar, Jammu, BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma said the accession was a defining moment in the nation's and Jammu and Kashmir's history, asserting that the region's unity and integrity were non-negotiable.
He said October 26 was not merely a date on the calendar but the foundation of Jammu and Kashmir's constitutional and emotional bond...