BJP to celebrate J&K accession day like Diwali

Team Udayavani, Oct 26, 2017, 9:36 AM IST

Jammu: The BJP will celebrate today the day Maharaja Hari Singh signed the instrument of accession of Jammu & Kashmir with India in 1947, as ‘Vijay Diwas’ and with the same gusto as Diwali is celebrated.
The party’s state unit chief Satpal Sharma appealed to the people to join in the celebrations with enthusiasm.

He also asked the people to show the strength of the “nationalistic population” so that the “nefarious designs of few separatists are destroyed”. “The historic day forms an essential part of our lives and every resident of the state must celebrate it with full pomp and show. The BJP is holding grand celebrations at its district headquarters while the main function is being organised at the sprawling ground at Parade here,” Sharma said.

Senior BJP leaders, including Union minister Jitendra Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh and party’s Jammu & Kashmir in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna, are expected to take part in the main event in Jammu, he said. Sharma said the accession of Jammu & Kashmir with India was “full and final,” adding that the party was celebrating the accession day as Vilay Diwas (Integration Day).

Sharma said this was not the programme of one political party but of every resident of the state and therefore must be celebrated with full vigour and enthusiasm in every home in the region. “Although the elder generation is aware of the facts and the sacrifices made, it is our duty to pass on this legacy and history to the younger generations so that they also are aware of our proud history and culture,” he said. The BJP has been celebrating Vilay Diwas every year.