Interesting Facts About Article 370 All Indians Need to Know

As per the Constitution of India, it is Article 370 that provides some temporary......

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but special provisions exclusively to the Jammu and Kashmir state, and grants autonomy to the state.

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Due to Article 370, the provisions from the article 238, which were excluded from our Constitution in 1956, shall not apply to the Jammu and Kashmir state.

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As we all know Dr. B. R. Ambedkar was the principal drafter of our Indian Constitution, however not many know that he refused to draft the Article 370 when he was asked.

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It was our Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru who asked Sheikh Abdullah, a Kashmiri leader, to seek the help of Dr.......

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Dr. Ambedkar to prepare the special article that would later be included in our Constitution.

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In the end, the drafting of Article 370 was done by Mr. Gopalaswami Ayyangar.

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Mr. Gopalaswami Ayyangar worked as a Diwan to the King of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh.

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Under Temporary and Transitional Provisions of Part XXI, this article has been drafted.

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As per this article, Indian Parliament can not increase or reduce the borders of this state.

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