 bill no  29 of  2016 the constitution (amendment) bill, 2016 byshri pp chaudhary, mp a billfurther to amend the constitution of indiabe  it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—amendment of article 3702  in article 370 of the constitution, in clause (1), sub-clause (a) shall be omitted statement  of  objects  and  reasonsarticle 370 of the constitution provides for temporary provisions with respect to the state of jammu and kashmir this article was drafted in part xxi of the constitution, which is in nature of temporary, transitional and special provisions in relation to the state of jammu and kashmirarticle 370 (1)(a) refers to article 238 of the constitution of india which has been repealed this was to enable special autonomous status to the state of jammu and kashmir by removing the application of article 238 in respect of the state of jammu and kashmirhowever, article 238 of the constitution was repealed in 1956 after the "part b" states were removed and included as ordinary states after the seventh constitutional amendment in 1956 part b states were former princely states or covenanting states governed by "raj pramukhs" these were including states of hyderabad, madhya bharat, cochin, vindhya pradesh and jammu and kashmir jammu and kashmir although a part b state then was given a special status under article 370 of the constitutionin light of omission of article 238 by the seventh constitutional amendment in 1956the continued mention of the same in article 370 is an anomaly and hence needs to be suitably amended in order to ensure conformity with the entirety of the constitutionhence this billnew delhi;pp chaudharyfebruary 9, 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;temporary provisions with respect to the state of jammu and kashmir    ———— a billfurther to amend the constitution of india————(shri pp chaudhary, mp)gmgipmrnd—4266ls(s3)—24022016