Dr. Karan Singh lauds CM Omar Abdullah for deciding to reintroduce historic ‘Darbar Move’ 

New Delhi, December 12: Dr. Karan Singh, eminent statesman and former Member Parliament has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the newly-appointed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his decision to reintroduce the centuries-old tradition of the Darbar Move.

In a statement issued here today, the former Member Parliament said “I congratulate the new Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for deciding to re-introduce the centuries-old tradition of the Darbar Move, started decades ago by my great ancestor Maharaja Ranbir Singh. He realized that the differences – linguistic, cultural, and geographical – between Jammu and Kashmir were so great that unless they were bridged, it would be difficult for them to stay together peacefully.”

“The Darbar Move was a brilliant project that enabled a large number of employees, including senior officers, to move every year from one capital to the other. This was particularly useful for Jammu because its economy depended to a large extent on the influx from Kashmir every winter. Now that only the two units remain from the original State of Jammu and Kashmir, it is all the more necessary that the cultural and linguistic differences between Srinagar and Jammu should be bridged as far as possible, for which the Darbar Move will be very helpful,” he added.