The Kashmir Problem: Article 35 A & 370

The state of Jammu and Kashmir, ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh at the time of independence of India, finally acceded to India when the area was attacked by Pakistani rangers. The Hindu ruler of the state wanted to remain independent but under the contemporary situation the state had to merge with India. However, the two opposite political poles were having different aims. One was of the then ruler Maharaja Hari Singh and another was of Sheikh Abdullah. The fate of the state was to be decided by these two streams. Finally, agreements were concluded, Article 370 and Article 35 A were added in the Constitution of India. In fact, these two were added without approval of the Parliament but through Presidential orders. The Delhi Agreement was also an important milestone in this journey. The powers of the Government of India and the supremacy of the Constitution of India cannot have the same force in the state because it framed its own Constitution. The accession will be complete only after the repealing these two provisions of the Constitution of India.