How did the princely state of Suket respond to the popular movement against feudalism in 1947?

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Steep, green slopes with dense trees rise on both sides of a narrow valley in Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, India, with mist and clouds partially obscuring the peaks. — Himachal Pradesh The valley of the gods, Kullu Valley, central Himachal Pradesh, India.

Around the time of India's independence in 1947, a popular movement emerged in the region to abolish feudalism. In response to this movement, the princely state of Suket virtually surrendered to peaceful demonstrators. This event was part of the broader transition that led to the constitution of Himachal Pradesh as a province in 1948, which integrated 30 former princely states under the administration of a chief commissioner representing the government of India.1