ARTICLE 370-INDIAN CONSTITUTION-IN GENERAL. Article 370 of the Indian Constitution is a temporary provision which grants special autonomous status to Jammu and Kashmir. Under Part XXI of the Constitution of India, which deals with Temporary, Transitional and Special provisions, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been accorded special status under Article 370. All the provisions of the Constitution which are applicable to other states are not applicable to J&K. For example, till 1965, J&K had a Sadr-e-Riyasat for governor and Prime Minister in place of chief minister. The provision was drafted in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, who had by then been appointed Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir by Maharaja Hari Singh and Jawahar Lal Nehru. Sheikh Abdullah had argued that Article 370 should not be placed under temporary provisions of the Constitution. He wanted iron clad autonomy for the state, which Centre didnt comply with. (ILLEGAL INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION.)
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