J&K govt replaces 'Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohd Abdullah' image with National Emblem on J&K police gallantry medal

Jammu, May 24: Taking a great decision, the Jammu and Kashmir government has dropped an image of 'Sher-I-Kashmir' (former chief minister Sheikh Abdullah) from the Police Medal and replaced it with the National Emblem of the Government of India.

 

 

The police medals were instituted in 2001 and are given on New Year, Republic Day, and Independence Day in two categories - gallantry and meritorious. Notably, 'Sher-i-Kashmir; was a reference to National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. He is the father of NC Chief Farooq Abdullah and the grandfather of Omar Abdullah.

 

In an official notification, Financial Commissioner and Additional Chief Secretary Raj Kumar Goyal, said, "It is hereby ordered that in modification to the Para 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal Scheme, the Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah embossed on one side of the medal shall be replaced with "The National Emblem of Government of India"."

 

 

 

"The other side inscribed with the J&K State Emblem shall be inscribed as "Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry" and "Jammu and Kashmir Police Medal for Meritorious Service' in case of Gallantry/Meritorious Medal, as the case may be," the statement adds.

 

In January 2020, the J&K Administer removed the word 'Sher-I-Kashmir' from the name and chanted it to 'Jammu and Kashmir police medal for gallantry and Jammu and Kashmir police medal for meritorious service'. Apart from that, the J&K government has also cancelled the holiday on the birth anniversary of Sheikh Abdullah, popularly known as' 'Sher-i-Kashmir'.

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