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When Nehru directed Sheikh Abdullah to
consult Ambedkar (then Law Minister) to prepare the
draft of a suitable article to be included in the
Constitution, Ambedkar refused to oblige.

His words on the occasion are worth their weight in gold:

“You want India to defend Kashmir, feed its people, undertake its all-round development and give Kashmiris equal rights all over the country. But you do not want the
rest of India and Indians (to have) equal rights in
Kashmir. I am (the) Law Minister of India, I cannot
betray my country.”

Given Ambedkar’s principled stand,Article 370 was drafted by Gopalaswami Iyengar, a State Minister.-from IMC India