BR Ambedkar opposed the special status for J&K. He would have agreed with its abrogation now | The Indian Express

BR Ambedkar opposed the special status for J&K. He would have agreed with its abrogation now | The Indian Express

Written by Arjun Ram Meghwal |Updated: August 20, 2019 8:00:08 am

Arjun Ram Meghwal is Union Minister of State, Finance and Corporate Affairs

BR Ambedkar opposed the special status for J&K. He would have agreed with its abrogation now

From time to time and on various platforms, Ambedkar had opposed the policies of the Nehru government related to Jammu & Kashmir.

Ambedkar realised that J&K’s special status would create another layer of sovereignty within sovereign India, which can be detrimental to the unity and integrity of the Republic. (Illustration by C R Sasikumar)

On August 6, Article 370 was revoked by the Union government, which provided special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir ( J & K). There have always been scattered opinions in favour of abrogating this provision. At the time of the conception of Article 370 itself, initially brought in as Article 306A, B R Ambedkar had categorically opposed it because it hampered with the unity and integrity of India