WHAT IS ARTICLE 370 & CONSTITUTION OF J&K................
WHAT IS ARTICLE 370?
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 didn't comply with. According to this Article, except for defence, foreign
affairs, finance and
communications, the Parliament needs the state government's concurrence for applying all other laws.
Thus the state's residents live
under a separate set of laws, including
those related to citizenship, ownership of property, and fundamental rights, as compared to other
Indians.
As a result of this
provision, Indian citizens from other states can not purchase land or property in Jammu & Kashmir.
Under Article 370, the Centre has no power to
declare financial emergency under
Article 360 in the state. It can declare
emergency in the state only in case of war or external aggression. The Union government can therefore
not declare emergency on grounds of internal
disturbance or imminent danger
unless it is made at the request or with the concurrence of the state government.
CONSTITUTION OF J&K ???
Preamble and Article 3 of Part 2 of the
Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir
states that the State of Jammu and Kashmir
is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India.
Article 5 states that the executive and
legislative power of the State
does not extend to matters except those with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws for
the State under the provisions of
the Constitution of India. These provisions
cannot be amended. The constitution was adopted and enacted on 17 November 1956.
"WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND
KASHMIR,having solemnly resolved, in
pursuance of the accession of this
State to India which took place on the twenty sixth day of October, 1947, to further define the existing
relationship of the State with the
Union of India as an integral part thereof,
and to secure to ourselves- JUSTICE,
social, economic and political; LIBERTY
of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote
among us all; FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and
the unity of the nation;IN
OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this seventeenth day of November, 1956, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND
GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION."
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