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  2. Part XVII of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Chapter 4 covers articles 350, 350A, 350B and 351. It settles that any person may submit a representation for the redress of grievances in any of the official languages of India. It also settles that the government of India should take measures to preserve the various minority language of India by building instructional facilities for teaching ...

  3. The Emergency (India) - Wikipedia

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    Invoking articles 352 and 356 of the Indian Constitution, Indira Gandhi granted herself extraordinary powers and launched a massive crackdown on civil rights and political opposition. The Government used police forces across the country to place thousands of protestors and strike leaders under preventive detention.

  4. Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir

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    A map of the disputed Kashmir region showing the areas under Indian, Pakistani, and Chinese administration. On 5 August 2019, the government of India revoked the special status, or autonomy, granted under Article 370 of the Indian constitution to Jammu and Kashmir—a region administered by India as a state which consists of the larger part of Kashmir which has been the subject of dispute ...

  5. Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    The Constitution of India is the supreme legal document of India. [2] [3] The document lays down the framework that demarcates fundamental political code, structure, procedures, powers, and duties of government institutions and sets out fundamental rights, directive principles, and the duties of citizens. It is the longest written national ...

  6. List of amendments of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Place land reform acts and amendments to these act under Schedule 9 of the constitution. 67th: Amend article 356. [75] 4 October 1990 Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to four years in the state of Punjab. 68th: Amend article 356. [76] 12 March 1991 Article 356 amended to permit President's rule up to five years in the state of ...

  7. Article 370 of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Article 370 was drafted in Part XXI of the Indian constitution titled "Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions". [8] It stated that the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir would be empowered to recommend the extent to which the Indian constitution would apply to the state. The state assembly could also abrogate the Article 370 ...

  8. Article 35A of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Article 35A of the Indian Constitution was an article that empowered the Jammu and Kashmir state's legislature to define "permanent residents" of the state and provide special rights and privileges to them which were not available to Indian citizens in general. [1] It was added to the Constitution through a presidential order, i.e.,

  9. Part XVIII of the Constitution of India - Wikipedia

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    Article 355 places duties on the central government to protect states against "external aggression and internal disturbances" and to ensure that the governance of all states is in accordance with the constitution. [3] [4] This article is often used in conjunction with Article 356 to declare President's Rule in a state. The Supreme Court of ...