RAJBANSHI PRIDE

Appointment of President and members of the Debuttor Trust Board for management of Temple properties of erstwhile princely state of Cooch Behar has become a contentious issue and hurts the sentiments of ex-royals and subjects of the ex-princely state. 2.   Erstwhile Cooch Behar, one of the most important princely states of British India, got merged with Indian Dominion on the 28 th August, 1949 under an Agreement made between the Governor General of India and His Highness the Maharaja of Cooch Behar, Lt. Col. Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur. 3.   The arrangements of transfer of powers / terms and conditions of the agreement were further clarified by the Ministry of States, New Delhi letter dated 30 th August, 1949 sent by then Advisor to the Ministry of States, New Delhi Mr. Vapal Pangunni Menon, on behalf of Union Govt. and Lt. Col. his Highness Maharaja Jagaddipendra Narayan Bhup Bahadur, last King of erstwhile Cooch Behar State. Reference is drawn to Serial No.8 of the Demi

During the Freedom struggle, Rajbanshis of North Bengal or Koch Rajbanshis Assam took part in all activities under the banner of Indian National Congress. Even the native Rajbanshis of the princely State of Cooch Behar unconditionally actively supported the Congress party in pursuance of freedom. Numerous Rajbanshi people courted arrest during different stages of the freedom struggle. Most of these people had deep faith on the Congress Party that spearheaded the freedom struggle. Indian Independence Act, at last was passed in British Parliament on the 18 th July 1947 and India became a free nation on the 15 th August 1947. The kingdom of Cooch Behar, which was reduced to a much smaller in size, by a document signed by Maharaja Jagaddipendra Narayan, ceded it to the free India on the 28 th August 1949. Subjects of the erstwhile king of Cooch Behar were given all possible of assurances by the leadership of Dominion of India for overall development and fulfilling social-economic-politi