| | - 1 - Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah declared at a public meeting at Hazuri Bagh, Srinagar: "Till the last drop of my blood I will not believe in the two nation theory" as propounded by Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
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| | - 15 - Justice Mehar Chand Mahajan took over as the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | - 18 - Maharaja’s Government, through a telegram to Pakistan Prime Minister, protested against the violation of Standstill Agreement by Pakistan.
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| | - 22 - Armed tribesmen, supported by Pakistani troops, entered the State territory at several points.
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| | - 23 - Muzaffrabad fell to the raiders.
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| | - 24 - Tribal invaders advanced towards Baramulla and Srinagar; State Forces’ Chief, Brigadier Rajinder Singh killed; the only Power station at Mohra destroyed by the raiders, plunging the Valley into darkness; Maharaja sent his Deputy Prime Minister to Delhi with letters seeking military assistance.
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| | - 25 - Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah flew to Delhi; V.P. Menon arrived in Srinagar from Delhi for talks with the Maharaja.
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| | - 26 - Maharaja Hari Singh signed Instrument of Accession to India
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| | - 27 - Governor General Lord Mountbatten accepted the Instrument of Accession; the first batch of Indian troops, Ist Sikh Regiment, landed at Srinagar Airport.
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| | - 30 - Maharaja Hari Singh appointed Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as the Head of the Emergency Administration.
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