Sheikh Abdullah was highly conscious of his personality and stature. Despite the Governor being highest constitutional dignitary in the State, Sheikh would always want...
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Governor Lakshmi Kant Jha completed his five year term at Jammu and Kashmir Raj Bhawan in 1978 but Chief Minister Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah insisted on his continuation...
It was in March 1977 when the Governor Rule was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time ever. Interestingly, it was at the behest of Chief Minister and not the...
Following the Indira-Sheikh Accord of 1974, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was to be sworn in as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on February 25, 1975. However, following a...
By 1967 Indira Gandhi was in good control of affairs in Delhi. A lot of contentious issues with relation to Kashmir had been sorted out. Now she wanted to gradually get...
Prime Minister as the head of the Government and Sadr-e-Reyasat as Head of the State were the key features of the special autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir. These...
In view of a Constitutional breakdown or no party or alliance being in position to form governments in the States, the Governors are empowered to take over the roles and...
Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad’s regime, by its own admission, was an agency of the Congress. Sheikh had been jailed for demanding enhanced special status. It was during...
Sheikh sacked, arrested, jailed in Raj Bhawan’s midnight operation | The Raj Bhawan Story, Episode 7
The intervening night of August 8 and 9, 1953, was of intrigue and high drama at the Raj Bhawan where several actors had gathered to execute sacking and arrest of Sheikh...
Patel and Nehru ensured that Hari Singh is removed from Jammu and Kashmir for ever. As Maharaja’s Regent, Karan Singh arrived to a grand welcome in Srinagar with...
