In March 2012, an inter-ministerial group (IMG) presented its report on Bihar's request for special category status and said that status was not made out.
A meeting of the government with floor leaders of all parties was held under the chairmanship of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh before the commencement of the Budget Session of Parliament, 2024. The demand for special status for Bihar, Odisha, and Andhra Pradesh echoed during the meeting.
Muqabla: Lok Sabha elections are over. The election results have also come. No party got majority. Although the NDA alliance has the majority figure. But the Indi alliance does not have the majority figure. If reports are to be believed, PM Modi can take oath as Prime Minister on June 9.
NDA is going to form next government under the leadership of PM Modi, however, this time its going to be a coalition government as BJP has fallen short of absolute majority on its own. In such a scenario, its allies JDU, TDP may demand Special Category Status. Let's take a look at what is SCS.
The original verdict, delivered on December 11, 2023, affirmed the constitutional validity of the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370, which previously granted special autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir. The dismissal of the review petitions confirms the continuity of this landmark judgment.
While Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Asaduddin Owaisi expressed disappointment, others such as Yogi Adityanath, Rajnath Singh, and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta applauded the Supreme Court's decision.
The Supreme Court declared on Monday that the Centre's decision to abrogate Article 370 was constitutionally valid asserting that Article 370 was initially a temporary provision due to war-like conditions in Jammu and Kashmir.
"Today is my birthday," said Yadav in the midst of his speech, evoking applause, and went on to add, "some journalists have pointed out that many in the BJP were greeting me and asked whether I would like to ask for a gift".
Special status for backward states: Ahead of 2024 polls, Bihar CM has promised special status for backward states.
Earlier, Bijendra Yadav, the state minister for planning and implementation, wrote a letter to NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar, pitching again for the special category status. In the letter, Yadav asserted that Bihar "fulfilled all the criteria" set for grant of special status.
India's Parliament abrogated the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 on August 5, 2019, and bifurcated it into two Union territories. Reacting to India's decision, Pakistan downgraded ties with New Delhi and also suspended trade relations.
The outcome of the UNSC meeting will not be a formal pronouncement as the consultations are informal in nature. India and Pakistan are not attending the meeting, which is open only to the five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members.
When asked whether Japan is considering the northern state as a potential investment hub following the scrapping of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution which took away the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and now allows companies from other states and abroad to invest there, Hiramatsu said his country looks forward to "positive development" in the region.
Prime Minister Khan took the Cabinet into confidence on regional situation emerging after the revocation of the special status of Kashmir by India, Awan said.
Yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday demanded the withdrawal of Article 370 of the Constitution, which accords special status to Jammu and Kashmir, saying there should be "one Constitution, one rule in the country".
The Congress on Wednesday accused the BJP government of trampling "constitutionalism" by disregarding the promise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to provide special status category to Andhra Pradesh and said it was akin to betraying the nine core people of the state.
YSR Congress, which is fourth largest party with 22 members in the 17th Lok Sabha, wants to maintain equidistance from both the ruling and opposition sides, the leader told PTI.
Ahead of the Supreme Court hearing on Article 35A, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday said any fiddling with Jammu and Kashmir's special status would have serious and far-reaching consequences in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president called for immediate rollback of the decision taken by Governor S P Malik-led state administrative council (SAC).
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