Minister for Rural Development, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq, today called for restoration of Old Assembly complex as heritage monument.Abdul Haq said this while inspecting the old assembly complex on the Banks of River Jhelum. He said last year the then Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed visited the place and called for converting old assembly complex into heritage monument.He directed the officials to be in touch with INTACH who have prepared mapping of the project so that the government can move ahead with the proposal.
Describing Old Assembly Complex as a huge treasure trove that the State possesses Abdul Haq said the State Government will do whatever possible to conserve our heritage monuments and the assembly complex is one of the precious monuments and will be developed into heritage site. “The Old Assembly had a Durbar Hall akin to the House of Commons in Britain and it had one of the finest galleries of exquisite art works in the State,” he asserted while stressing on the need for revival of the Old Assembly Complex.Describing Kashmir as a repository of ancient monuments and archaeological artifacts, the Minister emphasized upon the need to preserve these as marks of Kashmir’s great historical past.