Jammu & Kashmir special status: Decoding Article 35A and Article 370
Jammu & Kashmir special status: Decoding Article 35A and Article 370 While popular notion is that Article 35A and Article 370 give J&K a special state status, the Centre has similar arrangements with several others. We explain the two statutes to demystify the issue Current Affairs :- With theory overflowing that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – drove focal government could expel Article 35A and article 370, which give a unique status to Jammu and Kashmir, there is a great deal of disarray regarding what these two rules involve. Ideological groups on either side of the discussion have voiced their conclusion, with some calling tinkering with Article 35A “like setting powder barrel ablaze”, while others have upheld the thought considering it a transition to bring together of the nation. What is Article 35A? This arrangement of the Constitution permits the Jammu and Kashmir state Assembly to characterize who is and is definitely not a “perpetual occupant” of the ...