{"id":15937,"date":"2025-04-23T08:52:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15937"},"modified":"2025-04-23T08:58:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:58:28","slug":"article-355","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/article-355\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 355"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>Supreme Court&#8217;s Reaction:<\/strong> The Supreme Court expressed surprise at a petition requesting the implementation of Article 355 in West Bengal, related to violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Murshidabad district.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose of Article 355:<\/strong> It empowers the central government to safeguard states from internal disturbances and external aggression.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope of Power:<\/strong> Allows the Centre to intervene in a state&#8217;s law and order without dissolving the government, a less drastic measure than President&#8217;s Rule.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Constitutional Duty:<\/strong> Article 355 mandates the Union to protect states from external aggression and internal unrest, ensuring governance aligns with the Constitution.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emergency Provisions:<\/strong> Article 355 is included in Part XVIII of the Constitution, which deals with emergency provisions (Articles 352-360).<\/li>\n<li><strong>HT Source<\/strong> News source is HT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supreme Court&#8217;s Reaction: The Supreme Court expressed surprise at a petition requesting the implementation of Article 355 in West Bengal, related to violence during protests against the Waqf Amendment Act in Murshidabad district. 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