India, May 31 -- Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai said on Saturday during an event that The Constitution had ensured that whenever India faced a crisis, the country remained united and strong.

CJI Gavai was addressing a function after the inauguration of advocate chambers and multi-level parking at the Allahabad high court.

"When the Constitution was being made and its final draft was presented before the Constituent Assembly, at that time some people used to say that the Constitution is too federal while some used to say that it is too unitary," PTI news agency quoted CJI Gavai as saying.

"Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar had replied that the Constitution is neither wholly federal nor wholly unitary. But one thing I can tell you is tha...