Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, June 6: Member of the Legislative Council (MLC), Vikramaditya Singh today strongly condemned the statement of MLA Engineer Rashid, made in the Assembly where he said that the name of Maharaja Hari Singh be removed from SMHS hospital, Srinagar. Vikramaditya said that Maharaja Hari Singh’s name is synonymous with delivery of justice and the social reforms brought about during his time remain unprecedented. He said that people are misled and made to forget that he brought about strong laws for environmental and Wild life protection, opened doors of places of religious worship for the backward classes, made education for girls compulsory, framed laws to protect and promote sericulture, Chinar and Walnut trees precious herbs and plants, fisheries and many such other fields.
Vikramaditya asserted that even today sentiments of lakhs of people all over Jammu & Kashmir are attached with Maharaja Hari Singh. He said that Engineer Rashid should refrain from making derogatory and provocative remarks that would fuel public emotions. He said that statements like these provide fuel for the prevailing vitiated and polarized environment in our State.
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