Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg
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Mirza Mohammad Afzal Bég was a Kashmiri politician and lieutenant of the late Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Sheikh Abdullah. He was also the president of the Plebiscite Front
and was arrested as one of the accused in Kashmir Conspiracy Case
. In later years, he was Sheikh Abdullah's representative in talks with the Indian government in 1974, inking the 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord
. Afzal Bég hailed from Islamabad and was the nephew of the landlord, Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Bég, of Islamabad( now Anantnag). He died on 11 June, 1982.
Plebiscite Front
The Plebiscite Front was a political party in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir that called for a "popular plebiscite" to decide if the state should remain part of India, join Pakistan or become independent...
and was arrested as one of the accused in Kashmir Conspiracy Case
Kashmir Conspiracy Case
Kashmir Conspiracy Case was the legal case filed by Government of Kashmir and Investigations Department of the Government of India, by which Sheikh Abdullah and others were arrested and jailed. Abduallah along with Mirza Afzal Beg and 22 others were accused of conspiracy against the state in the...
. In later years, he was Sheikh Abdullah's representative in talks with the Indian government in 1974, inking the 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord
1974 Indira-Sheikh accord
1974 Indira–Sheikh accord was signed by on behalf of Sheikh Abdullah and then Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi whereby Sheikh became the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir again after 11 years. The text of the agreement is reproduced below:...
. Afzal Bég hailed from Islamabad and was the nephew of the landlord, Mirza Ghulam Mohammad Bég, of Islamabad( now Anantnag). He died on 11 June, 1982.