States & Minorities

BR Ambedkar
States & Minorities

Among the many problems the Constituent Assembly has to face, there are two which are admittedly most difficultl. One is the problem of the Minorities and the other is the problem of the Indian States......

After a State has been admitted into the Union as a State no new State shall be formed or created within its jurisdiction nor any new State shall be formed by the junction of two or more States or parts of States without the consent of the Legislatures of the States concerned as well as of the Union Legislature.....
The right of a citizen to vote shall not be denied or abridged on any account other than immaturity, imprisonment and insanity.