{"id":258483,"date":"2023-09-02T20:25:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T14:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=258483"},"modified":"2023-09-02T20:35:21","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T15:05:21","slug":"altering-status-quo-restoring-popular-rule-in-jk-and-its-statehood-ought-to-be-a-priority","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/altering-status-quo-restoring-popular-rule-in-jk-and-its-statehood-ought-to-be-a-priority\/","title":{"rendered":"Altering status quo- Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cAltering status quo- Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority<\/strong>\u201d published in The Hindu<\/strong> on 2nd September 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS2- Indian Polity – issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure.<\/p>\n

News: The article discusses the delay in restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir after its status was downgraded to a Union Territory, despite the government’s claim of improved conditions in the region.<\/p>\n

What are the major issues with Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

State Downgrade:<\/strong> Jammu and Kashmir were downgraded from a state to a Union Territory 4 years ago.<\/p>\n

No Restoration Timeline:<\/strong> The Centre has not provided a specific timeline for restoring J&K’s statehood.<\/p>\n

Delay Questions:<\/strong> Past disturbances in J&K are being cited as reasons for the delay, raising concerns.<\/p>\n

Constitutional Challenge:<\/strong> The manner of J&K’s status alteration is under scrutiny in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

What does the centre say about Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Temporary Status:<\/strong> The Centre states that the Union Territory status for J&K is temporary.<\/p>\n

No Set Timeline:<\/strong> When questioned by the Supreme Court, the Centre, represented by the Solicitor-General, was unable to provide an exact timeline for the restoration of statehood.<\/p>\n

Election Push:<\/strong> The Centre is in favor of holding panchayat, municipal elections, and Assembly polls in J&K.<\/p>\n

What does the centre say about Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood?<\/h2>\n

Supreme Court Query:<\/strong> The Supreme Court Bench queried the Centre about a timeline for the return of Statehood.<\/p>\n

Constitutional Challenge:<\/strong> J&K’s special status abrogation under Article 370 is under constitutional challenge in the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Chief Justice’s Observation:<\/strong> Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud noted that post-2019 development work is not relevant to the constitutional challenge.<\/p>\n

Focus of Hearing:<\/strong> The 14-day hearing by a Constitution Bench concentrated on the constitutional and historical issues tied to J&K’s status alteration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cAltering status quo- Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority\u201d published in The Hindu on 2nd September 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Indian Polity – issues and challenges pertaining to the federal structure. News: The article discusses the delay in restoring statehood to… Continue reading Altering status quo- Restoring popular rule in J&K and its statehood ought to be a priority<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[212,225,10498],"class_list":["post-258483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-polity","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=258483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/258483\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=258483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=258483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=258483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}