as introduced in lok sabha bill no 265 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri nishikant dubey, mpabillfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows: —short title1 this act may be called the constitution (amendment) act, 20162 after article 370 of the constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—insertion of new article370a"370a notwithstanding anything contained in articles 80 and 81, until the area of the state of jammu and kashmir and gilgit-baltistan under the occupation of pakistan ceases to be so occupied and the people residing in that area elect their representatives,5(i) five seats in the house of the people and one seat in the council of states shall remain vacant, but such seats shall not be taken into account for reckoning the total membership of the house of the people or the council of states, as the case may be; and(ii) the said area shall be excluded in delimiting the territorial constituencies under article 82"10seats in the house of the people and in the council of states to be kept for the territory of the state of jammu and kashmir and gilgit-baltistan under the occupation of pakistan statement of objects and reasonsa large part of the state of jammu and kashmir and gilgit baltistan was occupied by pakistan after the 1948 war between two countries even after the passage of sixty-six years of the said war, that area, which legitimately belongs to india, still remains under the occupation of pakistan the solution to the kashmir imbroglio is possible only when the area under illegal occupation of pakistan is returned to india and the people there are able to live in a free and democratic environmentit is a matter of extreme surprise that the composition of the lower house, ie the house of the people, does not take into account this territory which is under illegal occupation of another country the state legislature of jammu and kashmir keeps twentyfour seats in the assembly vacant for the territory under illegal occupation of pakistan until that area is reunited with the state however, no such provision exists in the case of the house of the people and the council of states it would be proper that for the area of the state of jammu and kashmir including gilgit baltistan under illegal occupation of pakistan, five seats in the house of the people and one seat in the council of states be kept vacant till that area is reunited with the state of jammu and kashmirhence this billnew delhi;nishikant dubeyoctober 20, 2016 lok sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri nishikant dubey, mp)gmgipmrnd—2876ls(s3)—17112016