‘Towards Ambedkar’s ideology’: CJI Gavai on Article 370; says want ‘one Structure to maintain nation united’ | India Information – Occasions of India

NEW DELHI: The Chief Justice of India BR Gavai on Saturday supported the abrogation of Article 370 and mentioned that as a way to maintain the nation united, “we’d like just one Structure”. He recalled when the case was introduced earlier than the Supreme Court docket, the five-judge bench unanimously upheld the Centre’s resolution to abrogate Article 370 citing it in opposition to BR Ambedkar’s ideology.“When Article 370 was challenged, it got here earlier than us, and when the listening to was underway, I recalled Dr Babasaheb’s phrases that one Structure is fitted to a rustic… If we need to maintain the nation united, we’d like just one Structure,” PTI quoted Gavai saying.On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s particular standing and reorganised it into two Union territories. Justice Gavai famous that Ambedkar had confronted criticism for together with an excessive amount of federalism within the Structure, with issues that it would weaken nationwide unity throughout occasions of warfare.“See the state of affairs within the neighbouring international locations, be it Pakistan, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka. Each time our nation faces challenges, it has remained united,” he added.Gavai was talking on the inauguration of the Structure Preamble Park in Nagpur.