NEW DELHI:
The "good lot" was drawn from BR Ambedkar's comment that said "however good a Constitution may be, it is sure to turn out bad because those who are called to work it happens to be a bad lot. However bad a Constitution may be, it may turn out to be good if those who are called to work it happen to be a good lot."
Taking part in a discussion on 75 years of the Constitution, Nadda, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, said that despite then law minister BR Ambedkar's clear position that Article 370 - which granted special status to J&K - was "treacherous" and against the interest of India, then prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru gave it a go ahead.
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