 bill no 219 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri sadashiv lokhande, mpa billfurther 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, 2016 2 in article 370 of the constitution, after clause (3), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:—amendment of article 370 statement of objects and reasonsarticle 370 was incorporated in the constitution as a temporary provision to define the political and constitutional structure of the state of jammu and kashmir keeping in view the special circumstances prevailing in the state at the time of its accession the status of this state differs from the other states in many respects due to the existence of the provisions of article 370 even though sixty-six years have passed since the constitution came into force this has happened in spite of the fact that the said provisions are clearly termed in the constitution itself as temporary in nature the situation which existed at the time of incorporation of the special provisions in the constitution does not exist today the people of kashmir have been participating regularly in elections to the parliament and state legislature, which has proved that jammu and kashmir is at par with other states of the country article 370 has, therefore, lost its relevance today moreover, the application of a temporary provision for almost sixty-six years without any raitonale does not make any sense in fact, due to this article, the economy of the state has lagged behind as private sector refrain from investing in the state on account of its unique status the arrangements under this article have led to step-motherly treatment to the people of the state what is more serious is that this provision gives countries which are not friendly to us, an opportunity to raise the kashmir issue in various international foratherefore, in the interest of the people of the state of jammu and kashmir, this article should cease to operate so that the state could enjoy the fruits of progress of the country in all fields, as enjoyed by the people of other states and would also develop a feeling of brotherhood with the rest of the countryhence this billnew delhi;sadashiv  lokhandeaugust 11, 2016 annexure extract from the constitution of india     370 (1) notwithstanding anything in this constitution,—(a) the provisions of article 238 shall not apply in relation to the state of jammu and kashmir;(b) the power of parliament to make laws for the said state shall be limited to—temporary provisions with respect to the state of jammu and kashmir(i) those matters in the union list and the concurrent list which, in consultation with the government of the state, are declared by the president to correspond to matters specified in the instrument of accession governing the accession of the state to the dominion of india as the matters with respect to which the dominion legislature may make laws for that state; and(ii) such other matters in the said lists as, with the concurrence of the government of the state, the president may by order specifyexplanation—for the purposes of this article, the government of the state means the person for the time being recognised by the president as the maharaja of jammu and kashmir acting on the advice of the council of ministers for the time being in office under the maharaja's proclamation dated the fifth day of march, 1948 (c) the provisions of article 1 and of this article shall apply in  relation to that state;(d) such of the other provisions of this constitution shall apply in relation to that state subject to such exceptions and modifications as the president may by order 1 specify:provided that no such order which relates to the matters specified in the instrument of accession of the state referred to in paragraph (i) of sub-clause (b) shall be issued except in consultation with the government of the state:provided further that no such order which relates to matters other than those referred to in the last preceding proviso shall be issued except with the concurrence of that government (2) if the concurrence of the government of the state referred to in paragraph (ii) of sub-clause (b) of  clause (1) or in the second proviso to sub-clause (d) of that clause be given before the constituent assembly for the purpose of framing the constitution of the state is convened, it shall be placed before such assembly for such decision as it may take thereon(3) notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this article, the president may, by public notification, declare that this article shall cease to be operative or shall be operative only with such exceptions and modifications and from such date as he may specify:provided that the recommendation of the constituent assembly of the state referred to in clause (2) shall be necessary before the president issues such a notification      lok  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri sadashiv lokhande, mp)gmgipmrnd—2600ls(s3)—28-09-2016