aRTICLE 370 was NOT IN LINE WITH Ambedkar's ideology, says CJI
Nagpur, June 29 -- Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Saturday said that Dr BR Ambedkar envisioned one Constitution for the country to keep it united and never favoured the idea of a separate constitution for a state.
Speaking at the inauguration of the Constitution Preamble Park in Nagpur, the CJI said that the top court drew inspiration from Dr Ambedkar's vision of a united India under a single Constitution while upholding the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 that granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
Gavai was part of a five-judge Constitution bench, headed by then Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, that unanimously upheld the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which bestowed special status to the erstwhile state of J&K. "When Article 370 was challenged, it came before us, and when the hearing was underway, I recalled Dr Babasaheb's words that one Constitution is suited for a country... If we want to keep the country united, we need only one Constitution," he said, while addressing the gathering in Marathi.
On August 5, 2019, the Centre decided to strip Jammu and Kashmir of special status and divide it into two Union Territories. Gavai said that Dr Ambedkar had been criticised, saying the Constitution provides for too much federalism, and in times of war, the country may not remain united. However, he had responded, saying that the Constitution would suit all the challenges and keep the nation united, the CJI said....
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