| Article 239 and Article 370: The Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir is governed by Article 239A of the Constitution of India. This article was created for the union territory of Puducherry. In 2019, Article 370 of the Constitution of India was revoked, which gave Jammu and Kashmir special status. The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was then passed, which reconstituted the state into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. |
- Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant-Governor approved a resolution passed by the Cabinet, urging the Centre to restore statehood to the Union Territory.
- The Cabinet, chaired by the Chief Minister, unanimously passed a resolution for the restoration of J&K’s statehood in its original form, considering it a key step in reclaiming constitutional rights and protecting the identity of its people.
- The Cabinet authorized the Chief Minister to engage with the Prime Minister and Government of India for the statehood restoration.
- This move marks a significant step toward reclaiming Jammu and Kashmir’s constitutional rights and statehood.
| Article 2: Empowers Parliament to admit new states into the Union or establish new states on terms and conditions deemed fit by the Parliament. Article 3: Deals with the formation of new states and the alteration of areas, boundaries, or names of existing states. Parliament can enact laws for this purpose but must seek the views of the concerned state legislature. Article 4: Provides for amendments to the First and Fourth Schedules (related to states and union territories) when new states are formed, without requiring a constitutional amendment. |
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