What is J&K Presidential order, 2019

Article 35A of the Constitution, which accords a special status to Jammu & Kashmir, was added to the Constitution through a Presidential Order — The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 — on May 14, 1954. It was included by exercising the powers conferred by the clause (1) of the Article 370, and with the concurrence of the government of the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

 

On August 5, 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah made a proposal in the Rajya Sabha to remove Article 370. Following the announcement, an Order was passed by President Ramnath Kovind. The