26 ottob 1947 anni - Kashmir merger

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- The ruler of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh had offered a proposal of standstill agreement to both India and Pakistan, pending a final decision on the state’s accession
- Pakistan entered into the standstill agreement but it invaded the Kashmir from north with an army of soldiers and tribesmen carrying weapons
- On 26th October 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh fled from Srinagar and arrived in Jammu where he signed an 'Instrument of Accession' of J&K state
- On 5th March, 1948, Maharaja Hari Singh announced the formation of an interim popular government with Sheikh Mohammed Abdullah as the Prime Minister
- In 1951, the state constituent assembly was elected. It met for the first time in Srinagar on 31st October 1951
- On 6th february 1954, the J&K constituent assembly ratified the accession of the state to the Union of India

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