Historical Background of Emergency Provisions
The extreme circumstances under which the President may declare an emergency presented a challenge to the authors of the Constitution. India’s pre-independence history is full of examples of harmful casteism, communalism, and religious conflict. There was conflict with Pakistan after the Monarch of Kashmir was overthrown. Hyderabad and Junagarh showed resistance to being a part of the Union of India. The Government of India created Article 352 in order to lessen the situation and stop the separatist movement.
Socialist regimes were emerging in India after independence, and Telangana’s laborers’ and farmers’ communist activities were becoming more widespread. In order to secure legislative procedures and provide safety against severe circumstances, Article 356 was adopted. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar subsequently added Article 360 to the list in order to support the nation’s finances, which were rapidly deteriorating along with its foreign exchange reserves and banking system.’
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Emergency Provisions – UPSC Notes
Emergency Provisions: The emergency provision is a unique feature of the Indian Constitution. It allows a federal government to become a unitary government depending on the circumstances. The Indian Constitution has provisions for emergencies in Part Eighteen. The President of India possesses the authority to enforce emergency rules in any or all of the Indian states. In this article, we will look into various types of emergency provisions and their historical background in detail.
Table of Content
- What are Emergency Provisions?
- Historical Background of Emergency Provisions
- Types of Emergencies
- National Emergency
- The President’s Rule or Constitutional Emergency
- Financial Emergency
- Criticism of Emergency Provisions
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