Reasi, July 17 (IANS) National Conference (NC) leader Tariq Bhat on Friday apologised over his purported controversial remarks related to Maharaja Hari Singh, saying that although he had made the statement based on a history book, he would still take his words back to respect the sentiments of the people of Jammu.Bhat had sparked a row by claiming that the people of Jammu were not with India but were with Maharaja Hari Singh.Speaking to IANS, Tariq Bhat said: “On July 12, I attended a huge rally…
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New Delhi: History often remembers a single day that changes the course of generations. For Jammu and Kashmir, 13 July 1931 was one such day. The firing outside the Central Jail in Srinagar was not merely an unfortunate incident in which 22 protesters lost their lives. It marked the beginning of a psychological, political and social divide that gradually transformed the character of Kashmir. The consequences of that day reached far beyond the Valley, influencing the politics of the princely stat…