Jawaharlal Nehru was Adamant On Special Status For Jammu and Kashmir

On October 17, 1949, Article 370 was incorporated in the Constitution of India. It was intended to give special status to Jammu and Kashmir by allowing it to have a separate constitution. Under the Act, the central government had the powers to frame laws in three areas of governance: defence, communications, and foreign affairs. Unfortunately, the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s interest in J&K created challenges for the nation.

Nehru was adamant about giving special status to J&K. Against this backdrop, Article 370 was once again debated in the Lok Sabha on June 26 and August 7, 1952. He argued that he has tremendous respect for the Indian Constitution, but aspirations of people of the J&K should be respected. While speaking in the LS in 1952, Nehruji said: “I say with all respect to our Constitution that it just does not matter what your Constitution says; if the people of Kashmir do not want it, it will not g ..