Janak Singh

Janak Singh

Major General Janak Singh (sir name Katoch) CIE, OBI, hailed from District Kangra in the present day State of Himachal Pradesh in India.He was Army Minister and later Revenue minister in the government of Maharaja Hari Singh of Jammu and Kashmir State. On 10 Aug 1947 he was brought out of retirement to be the Prime Minister at a turbulent time on the eve of the independence of India and Pakistan. He steered the 'Standstill Agreement" that Kashmir State wanted to sign with India and Pakistan.The agreement was not signed by India, before further deliberations were done Pakistan assisted raiders had marched into Kashmir state. Maj Gen Janak Singh asked to be relieved and was replaced by Mehr Chand Mahajan.


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