Jammu, Oct. 26 -- Though accession of Jammu & Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh to India was full and final yet it remains shrouded with many myths and many facts remain unknown or are suppressed due to the counter narratives being presented forcefully. The accession took place on 26th October and the Indian Army landed in Srinagar on the morning of 27th October. The heroic acts of 1SIKH under their dynamic Commanding Officer Lt Col Rai and events thereafter are well recorded by military historians, political analysts and the official records of Indian Army and are also well known to the majority.
By mid-September, the Maharaja had made up his mind to join India. He accordingly dismissed Prime Minister Kak, who had displayed a pro-Pak leaning...