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Imposition of Art 355
May 8 , 2023
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- Violence erupted during the ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ organised by the All-Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM) in the Torbung area of Churachandpur district, Manipur.
- The protest was against the demand of non-tribal Meiteis to be granted the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
- Due to this, Article 355 of the Indian Constitution was imposed in the state.
- The Union government assigned a security advisor to the state government.
- Article 355 is found in part XVIII of the Indian constitution which contains emergency provisions that are meant to be used in extremely rare circumstances.
- It provides an emergency provision for the Centre to intervene and safeguard a state against external aggression or internal disturbances.
- It states that the maintenance of law and order in a state fall under the jurisdiction of the central government.
- This article empowers the Centre to take necessary steps to protect a state from any kind of threat, be it internal or external.
- The provision is designed to ensure that the government can act swiftly and decisively in the event of any disturbance or threat to the peace and security of the country.
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