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J&K not the only state to elect its constituent assembly Misinformation campaign 11/1/2014 11:47:44 PM Neha Jammu, Nov 1: The votaries of the state's separation from India, including NC leaders and separatists, say that since J&K was a disputed territory, its people were given the right to set up their own constituent assembly and decide the state's political future as per their wishes. Only the other day, they put forth this nasty view. They were absolutely wrong and their whole propaganda is mischievous and ill-motivated. Indeed, it is true that it was accepted that the states and the Unions of the States would institute their own Constituent Assemblies to draw up the constitutions for their Governments. It is also true that the state ministry (read Home Ministry of Government of India) constituted a special committee in November 1948 to lay down broad guidelines for the Constituent Assemblies of the states and the Unions of the States so that they were not in conflict. The Committee drafted a model constitution for the State Constituent Assemblies to adopt. However, the process of instituting the Constituent Assemblies in the States was slow and, except for the Saurashtra States Union, Travancore-Cochin and Mysore, Constituent Assemblies of the States were not convened. The Interim Governments instituted in the states faced several problems of integration and liberalization and the convocation of the Constituent Assemblies was bound to take a long time. To overcome these difficulties the Conference of the Premiers, in December 1949, decided not to wait for the institution of the Constituent Assemblies in the States and instead proposed to entrust the task of framing the state constitutions to the Constituent Assembly of India. The draft provisions were then sent to Saurashtra, Travancore-Cochin and Mysore, where they were considered by the respective Constituent Assemblies of these states and accepted with minor modifications. The draft constitution was also sent to the other States and the Unions of the States for their consideration. All the State Governments accepted the draft provisions, except the Jammu and Kashmir State." All princely states, including J&K, were asked to draft their own Constitutions. Draft provisions were considered by Constituent Assemblies of some states. Eventually all state Governments accepted the draft constitution barring J&K. Will the separatists and others in the so-called mainstream parties recognize these facts? Had J&K been handled by Sardar Patel, the Home Minister, and Nehru not flirted with Sheikh Abdullah of NC, the story of the state today would have been totally different. They messed up things and created problem for the nation in J&K.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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