GUWAHATI: Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, August 6 informed states designated with special powers under Article 371 that the Modi government has no intention to remove this provision.
It should be noted that most states that have been accorded these special provisions are in the northeast and that the special status is provided to preserve their tribal culture. Other states that include special provisions include Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Goa.
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During his reply to Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, Amit Shah said he would like to assure the northeastern states that Article 371 would not be removed.
Shashi Tharoor in his argument had said that if the government could use the president’s rule and a majority in parliament to supersede a Constitutional provision, how can the residents of northeastern states be assured that the government will not use the same tactics in regard to them.