Some doing politics over declaring Hari Singh birth anniv as

Under attack for government's "failure" to declare state holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh today, the BJP hit back at critics and said some people "who wanted to merge Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan" are doing politics on the issue to mislead the people.
"Some people are trying to mislead the public by doing politics on this matter (state holiday on Maharaja's birthday) but the people should understand this those are the people who wanted to merge Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan at the hands of Hari Singh.
These people always do divisive politics and are doing it today as well," senior BJP leader and deputy chief minister Nirmal Singh said.

Singh, who was heckled by Dogra members and forced to cut short his address at a function organised to pay homage to Maharaja on his birth anniversary earlier in the day, said the BJP has always paid homage to Maharaja with sincerity since the ruler has always acted in the spirit of public welfare.
"Today politics has started on his birth anniversary even as the BJP has already raised this demand of the people strongly in the government," he said and promised that the BJP would ensure holiday in the same manner as the party has established the statues of Maharaja in the Jammu city.

The deputy chief Minister was speaking at a function organised by his party to celebrate the birth anniversary of the Maharaja in the Bawe area of the city, a statement issued by the party said.