Thread by @Isriramseshadri

After winning the Tamilnadu Assembly election in May 2021, DMK, its allies (except Congress), media, calls the Central government as union government, which is right, as per Article 1 of the Indian Constitution describes India (Bharat) as “Union of States”

But the underlying meaning of the Constitution India chose to use “Union of States” instead of “Federation of States” even though the constitution is federal in structure. According to Dr BR Ambedkar this is because of two reasons

1.The Indian federation is not the result of an agreement among the states like the American federation

2.The States have no right to secede from the federation

"Union" is used because it is indestructible, India for the sake of convenience of administration divided into several states. Constitution lays provisions under Article 356, Parliament can dismiss a state government which means States are subordinate structure to the Parliament

Central government thru the parliament can divide, merge or change the boundary of any states with in the Country. The country exists without the states and states on its own does not exist. This is the fundamental preamble of the constitution

Only issue of calling the central government as union government is the idea behind this sudden realization of constitution definition, & many places the ministers keep saying the central government does not exist with out states, central government doesn’t have voters on its own

On the contrary, it’s the central government for its convenience to administer has divided the country into states. Constitution Of India came into force in 1951 and various states were formed in 1956 and beyond through States Reorganization Bill of 1956

Post 1956, several new states emerged by dividing large states into two. AP & J&K bifurcated in recent times.

It's Important that the media and the leaders should understand this concept of “Union Of States” and stop promoting secession mind set amongst the people.