‘Against Ambedkar’s ideology’: CJI Gavai on Article 370; It is said that ‘a constitution is needed to keep the country united’. Bharat News
New Delhi: India’s Chief Justice Bra Gavai on Saturday supported the cancellation of Article 370 and said that to keep the country united, “We only need a constitution”. He recalled that when the matter was brought before the Supreme Court, the five-judge bench unanimously upheld the Center’s decision to revoke Article 370 citing this against BR Ambedkar’s ideology.“When Article 370 was challenged, it came before us, and while the hearing was going on, I recalled Dr. Babasaheb’s words that a constitution is favorable for a country … If we want to keep the country united, we only need a constitution,” PTI said Gavai.On 5 August 2019, the Center canceled the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and reorganized it in two center areas. Justice Gawai said that Ambedkar had faced criticism to include a lot of federalism in the constitution, with concerns that it could weaken national unity during war.He said, “Look at the situation in neighboring countries, whether it is Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. Whenever our country faces challenges, it has been united.”Gawai was speaking at the inauguration of the Constitution Preamble Park in Nagpur.
