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The Instrument of Accession is a legal document executed by Maharajah Hari Singh, ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, on 26 October 1947.〔Justice A. S. Anand, ''The Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir'' (5th edition, 2006), (page 67 )〕〔(Kashmir, Research Paper 04/28 by Paul Bowers, House of Commons Library, United Kingdom. ), page 46, 2004-03-30〕 By executing this document under the provisions of the Indian Independence Act 1947, Maharajah Hari Singh agreed to accede to the Dominion of India .〔Patricia Gossman, Vincent Iacopino, Physicians for Human Rights,”The crackdown in Kashmir” (1993),(page 10 )〕〔Bruce B. Campbell, Arthur David Brenner,” Death squads in global perspective: murder with deniability”(2002),(page 271 )〕 In a letter sent to Maharajah Hari Singh on 27 October 1947, the then Governor-General of India, Lord Mountbatten accepted the accession with a remark, “it is my Government's wish that as soon as law and order have been restored in Jammu and Kashmir and her soil cleared of the invader the question of the State's accession should be settled by a reference to the people.” 〔Thomas Bruce Millar,” The Commonwealth and the United Nations ”( 1967),(page 26 )〕 Lord Mountbatten’s remark and the offer made by the Government of India to conduct a plebiscite or referendum to determine the future status of Kashmir led to a dispute between India and Pakistan regarding the legality of the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India.〔Sumit Ganguly, “Conflict unending: India-Pakistan tensions since 1947”(2001),(page 154 )〕〔(KASHMIR QUESTIONS by A.G. NOORANI )〕 India claims that the accession is unconditional and final while Pakistan maintains that the accession is fraudulent.〔(Kashmir: The origins of the dispute by Victoria Schofield )〕 The accession to India is celebrated on Accession Day, which is held annually on October 26.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Jammu all set to celebrate accession day )〕 The preamble states: It is further specified that: Thus the power of the Dominion to make laws was restricted to the matters mentioned in the Schedule namely Defence, Foreign Affairs and Communications and a few ancillary subjects specified in the schedule. For all other matters concurrence of the State Government was essential.〔(Instrument of Accession ) full transcription at jammu-kashmir.com〕 It is generally accepted by scholars that the official Indian account of the signing of the accession document by Kashmir's maharaja - that it was signed in Jammu on 26 October 1947 - is inaccurate. An Indian historian and commentator, Prem Shankar Jha, has argued that the document was signed by the maharaja on 25 October 1947, just before he left Srinagar for Jammu.〔Prem Shankar Jha, ''The Origins of a Dispute: Kashmir 1947'', (2003)〕 A British researcher, Andrew Whitehead, argues that the document was signed in Jammu on 27 October 1947 - a few hours after the beginning of an Indian military airlift to Srinagar to repulse an invading force of Pakistani tribesmen.〔Andrew Whitehead, ''A Mission in Kashmir'', (2007) - available online http://www.andrewwhitehead.net/full-text-a-mission-in-kashmir.html〕 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014 (詳細はJammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014 was held in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from November 25 to December 20, 2014. Despite repeated boycott calls by separarist Hurriyat leaders,〔http://ibnlive.in.com/news/syed-ali-shah-geelanis-jk-election-boycott-call-resonates-in-his-hometown-sopore/516279-37-64.html〕 elections recorded highest voters turnout in last 25 years, that is more than 65% which is more than usual voting percentage in other states of India.〔http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141223/nation-current-affairs/article/jammu-and-kashmir-registers-highest-voter-turnout-25-years〕〔http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-polls-76-per-cent-voter-turnout-recorded-in-the-final-phase/519066-3-245.html〕〔http://www.ndtv.com/assembly/jammu-and-kashmir-registers-highest-voter-turnout-in-25-years-jharkhand-breaks-records-715845〕 Phase wise voting percentage is as follow: Indian authorities claim that more than 65% voters of Kashmir have voted in favour of "Instrument of Accession" in 2014 elections.〔http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Dec/5/the-battle-of-ballot-and-boycott-5.asp〕 ==See also== * Instrument of Accession * Instrument of Accession of Junagadh * History of Kashmir. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Instrument of Accession (Jammu and Kashmir)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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