 bill no 48 of 2007 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2007 byshri kiren rijiju, mpabillfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the fifty-eighth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title1  this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 2007 2 for article 371h of the constitution, the following article shall be substituted, namely:—5substitution of new article for article 371h"371h notwithstanding anything in the constitution, the legislative assembly of the state of arunachal pradesh shall consist of not less than sixty members"special provision with respect to the state of arunachal pradesh statement of objects and reasonsthe state of arunachal pradesh is different from other border states of the country in the sense that even though economically backward, it is one of the most peaceful states of the country as per existing constitutional provisions, the governor of the state has been vested with special discretionary powers of overruling the decisions of the state government this is not in accordance with the democratic principles as the state government is elected by the people because of the two centres of power in the state the development projects aimed at overall development of the state are not cleared or are cleared after long delays it also hampers the smooth functioning of the state government this is affecting the development of the state and hampering the democratic aspirations of the people of arunachal pradesh and may result in discontent among the people therefore, it is in the best interests of the state that the special powers of the governor is done away with and state government put on equal footing vis-a-vis other states besides, in the year 1990, on persistent demand of the people of arunachal pradesh, the total membership in the legislative assembly was raised from thirty to sixty however, the same is not reflected in the constitution therefore, the bill seeks to replace the figure 'thirty' with 'sixty'hence this billnew delhi;kiren rijijuapril 18, 2007 annexure extract from the constitution of india371h notwithstanding anything in the constitution,—special provision with respect to the state of arunachal pradesh(a) the governor of arunachal pradesh shall have special responsibility with respect to law and order in the state of arunachal pradesh and in the discharge of his functions in relation thereto, the governor shall, after consulting the council of ministers, exercise his individual judgment as to the action to be taken:provided that if any question arises whether any matter is or is not a matter as respects which the governor is under this clause required to act in the exercise of his individual judgment, the decision of the governor in his discretion shall be final, and the validity of anything done by the governor shall not be called in question on the ground that he ought or ought not to have acted in the exercise of his individual judgment:provided further that if the president on receipt of a report from the governor or otherwise is safisfied that it is no longer necessary for the governor to have special responsibility with respect to law and order in the state of arunachal pradesh, he may by order direct that the governor shall cease to have such responsibility with effect from such date as may be specified in the order;(b) the legislative assembly of the state of arunachal pradesh shall consist of not less than thirty members  lok   salok  sabhabha————a bill further to amend the constitution of india————(shri kiren rijiju, mp)mgipmrnd—1615ls(s5)—25-04-2007