Discussion: Article 35-A of the constitution discriminates with Indian people
Monday - August 6, 2018 1:27 pm ,
Category : WTN SPECIAL
Question on Constitutionalism of Article 35-A
AUG 06 (WTN) - These days Article 35-A of the Indian constitution is in considerable discussion. A lot of statements, related to article 35-A, are getting read and heard these days. Article 35-A relates to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Demand for abolishing this disputed article has been going on for a long time. In the BJP's manifesto, it has always been said to review Article 35-A. About four years ago in 2014, an NGO had filed an application seeking the termination of this article.
Let us tell you, what Article 35-A of the Constitution is finally? For your information, let you know that Article 35-A is the article of the constitution, which provides for the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly that it can define permanent residents in the state. On May 14, 1954, the then president Dr. Rajendra Prasad passed an order. Through this order a new Article 35-A was added to the Constitution. This right has been given under Article 370.
In the year 1956, the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir was made and permanent citizenship was defined in it. For your information, let you know that according to the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the permanent citizen is a person who had been a citizen of the state on May 14, 1954 or had been staying in the state for ten years before that, and he got property there.
Article 35-A of the constitution gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Under this article, permanent residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been identified. The disputed aspect of this article is that under this, outsiders can’t afford property in Jammu and Kashmir. The outsiders can’t even work for the state government.
There is a debate in the country for a long time on the constitutionality of article 35-A. For the removal of this article, it is being argued that it has not been implemented through parliament. It is said that this article was enforced when the refugees came to Jammu and Kashmir during the partition period. Under this article 35-A, all these Indian citizens were denied the permanent resident certificate of Jammu and Kashmir. 80 percent of these disadvantaged people are from the backward and the Dalit Hindu community.
AUG 06 (WTN) - These days Article 35-A of the Indian constitution is in considerable discussion. A lot of statements, related to article 35-A, are getting read and heard these days. Article 35-A relates to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Demand for abolishing this disputed article has been going on for a long time. In the BJP's manifesto, it has always been said to review Article 35-A. About four years ago in 2014, an NGO had filed an application seeking the termination of this article.
Let us tell you, what Article 35-A of the Constitution is finally? For your information, let you know that Article 35-A is the article of the constitution, which provides for the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly that it can define permanent residents in the state. On May 14, 1954, the then president Dr. Rajendra Prasad passed an order. Through this order a new Article 35-A was added to the Constitution. This right has been given under Article 370.
In the year 1956, the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir was made and permanent citizenship was defined in it. For your information, let you know that according to the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, the permanent citizen is a person who had been a citizen of the state on May 14, 1954 or had been staying in the state for ten years before that, and he got property there.
Article 35-A of the constitution gives special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Under this article, permanent residents of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been identified. The disputed aspect of this article is that under this, outsiders can’t afford property in Jammu and Kashmir. The outsiders can’t even work for the state government.
There is a debate in the country for a long time on the constitutionality of article 35-A. For the removal of this article, it is being argued that it has not been implemented through parliament. It is said that this article was enforced when the refugees came to Jammu and Kashmir during the partition period. Under this article 35-A, all these Indian citizens were denied the permanent resident certificate of Jammu and Kashmir. 80 percent of these disadvantaged people are from the backward and the Dalit Hindu community.
