Article 1 of the Constitution is not only the foundation of that document but also the cornerstone of the entire array of principles this nation is founded on. It states in no uncertain terms that ‘India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States’. The framers of the Constitution had no doubt in their minds that the very idea of India is founded on federal principles and that the states are its foundational units
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was at his diplomatic best over the past two years when he chose not to adopt a confrontational course with the Union government on the question; he counselled patience even among his own party colleagues believing that the Union government would fulfil its promise to the state and to the nation. He has now called for a march to the national capital on July 20 to press for the demand. — File Photo
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