Nagpur, June 28 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai on Saturday strongly supported the abrogation of Article 370, saying the abrogation was aligned with the ideology of Dr BR Ambedkar.

Speaking at an event in Nagpur, CJI Gavai said, "... If the country wants to remain united, the country needs only one Constitution. A separate Constitution for a state was not in line with Babasaheb Ambedkar's ideology, so we unanimously accepted the decision (of abrogation of Article 370) taken by the Parliament, so that the country will be governed by only one constitution."

On August 5, 2019, the Centre decided to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status and divide it into two Union Territories.

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