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Mainstream, VOL LVI No 39 New Delhi September 15, 2018

Of Article 35-A and Looming Crisis in Kashmir

Saturday 15 September 2018

by Abid Ahmad Shah

India is the confluence of 29 States and seven Union Territories, with a distinct demography, language, culture, lifestyle, etc. Jammu and Kashmir forms a part of the northern portion of the country with the privilege of being special status State among a whole gamut of States. The Constitution, as the basic guide of principles, gives rights to all the people of the country, common and special.

The Indian Constitution is the sum total of Articles, Schedules, rights, duties, etc. Article 35-A