Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 18: Yuva Rajput Sabha celebrated the 166th birth anniversary of Maharaja Partap Singh at GGM Science College Jammu here today.
A large number of youth participated on the occasion and they raised slogans in favour of Maharaja Partap Singh. Sweets were also distributed among the people.
Speaking on the occasion, Rajinder Singh said that Maharaja Partap Singh was a great ruler and an educational reformer and he was an example of unity, integrity and inspiration for the unity of Rajputs.
He also added that the birthday of Maharaja Partap Singh should be declared as public holiday. During the time of Pratap Singh, the first major step of improvement was taken in 1889 when the Jhelum Valley Road, the most wonderful mountain road in the world, from Kohala to Baramulla was completed. It was extended to Srinagar in 1897. In 1922, another great highway, the Banihal Cart Road, was constructed which connected Jammu with Srinagar. Besides these, many feeder roads in the State including those connecting Srinagar with Gilgit and Leh were also constructed, he added.
He further stated that Maharaja Partap Singh gave one degree college each at Jammu (Prince of Wales College, established in 1907, and Srinagar (Sri Pratap College established in 1905) and Amar Singh Technical Institute at the latter (1914) and Sri Pratap Technical School at the former (1924) were maintained to meet the demands for higher education. He also gave modern hospitals for both males and females were also established at Srinagar and Jammu.
Among others present were Ranjit Singh, Surinder Singh, Parveen Singh, Rajveer Singh, Sonu Langeh, Pushpinder Singh, Jatinder Singh, Rajesh Sharma, Nitish Singh, Rakesh Singh, Rajinder Chib, Maan Singh, Jai Singh, Dimple and Manni.
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