Sir ChhotuRam’s 135th Birth Anniversary

Historic Day at Garhi: Vipul, the ‘Right Choice’ for Anniversary Celebrations of Deenbandhu

At the ceremony: Sh Vipul Goel, Minister of Commerce, presided by Sh Birender Singh, Minister of Steel.

(photo: Anshul Garg, MJMC I)

November 24. Garhi, Rohtak

It was a historic day in Garhi as the farmers celebrated the 135th Birth Anniversary Deenbandhu ChhotuRam. The day remained special for several reasons beginning with the pleasant fact of the agrarian community welcoming Sh Vipul Goel as the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Arya Samaj delegation presents a book to Ch Birender Singh, Union Minister  and Smt Prem Lata, MLA Uchana 
(Photo: Kavita and Veena, MJMC I)

The function was presided over by Ch Birender Singh, the Minister of Steel, much respected in the region for his clean image, Haryana's contribution to the cabinet and the grandson of the peasant stalwart who carries forth the legacy with great aplomb.

Yajna ceremony at Sir ChhotuRam memorial, Garhi, Rohtak

The day began with yajna ceremony performed by Ch Birender Singh and Smt Prem Lata,MLA Uchana, the better half of the minister and also the grand-daughter in law of Sir Chhotu Ram. A 65 feet tall alloy statue of the peasant stalwart Deenbandhu ChhotuRam will be erected here about  months from now.



On this occasion, Arya Samaj delegation presented a book to be unveiled by the Union Minister and his better half Smt Prem Lata.

Sharing a light moment: Ch Birender Singh and Ch Chand Singh

The Union Minister Ch Birender Singh presided over the ceremony which is considered as a prologue to the the grandest event in the region organized by Birender Singh till date.As the agricultural community took a vow to gather at the site a few months from now to erect a collosal statue of their great leader Sir Chhotu Ram. Spadework for the same is already going on as farmers, bureaucrats and people with roots in the region have started making collective effort to realize the dream of the great peasant-leader's statue.

The Chief Guest on the occasion may surprise the critics who never thought that two communities that are considered mortal enemies of eachother could be united in times like these.

Mrs Prem Lata, Sh Vipul Goel on the occasion.

Sh Vipul Goel addresssing the press on the occasion.

The agricultural community extended a warm welcome to the Minister of Commerce, Sh Vipul Goel who has become the face of modern commerce in Haryana- modern and holistic development being symbolized in his drive for digitization, humility and attempts to woe the trust of all communities in the region.

Sh Goel with Ch Chand Singh, President of Sir ChhotuRam Trust.

Ch Chand Singh, the Chairman of ChhotuRam Vichar Manch, welcomed the Sh Vipul Goel asserting that the Minister was the ‘right choice’ for Chief Guest on this occasion as it was an attempt to bridge the great Divide between ‘baniyas’ and the farming community. Sh Goel’s acceptance of the honour signaled a new era of friendship between two communities that cannot see eye to eye. 

Ch Chand Singh hailed Goel’s good works including record-breaking Plantation Drive where 3 lac saplings were planted in 3 hours at Faridabad, his material idea of the highest flag in the world and his digitization plan to the applause of the farmers.

Dignitaries on the podium listen eagerly as Vipul Goel, Minister of Commerce & Industries speaks.

Sh Goel expressed his immense pleasure on being felicitated on the Birth Anniversary of the farmers’ favourite leader. He said he was humbled by the affection of the crowd there.
He stressed how Sir Chhotu Ram’s stringent laws liberated both the farmer and the local money lender from the cycle of exploitation. “Actually, our community prospered as we moved towards the city. Earlier we knew only one way of earning money- we remained petty ‘moneylenders’ but he forced us to become more enterprising, become industrialists-a robust economy cannot have exploitation in its foundation'. Goel rubbished the 35 versus 1 and said that the youth wanted leaders like ChhotuRam who could lead all '36 biradaries' to prosperity.

On the Cards :Ch Birender Singh sharing the plans with the press.

The ceremony in which the foundation stone is a prologue to a grand assembly that will take place around four months from now when a colossal 64 feet statue of “Deenbandhu” will be erected on the site earmarked for it. Ch Birender Singh has declared it to be his most ambitious thus far and has urged all-peasants, sadhus and soldiers to participate with zest. The stature of farmer rose with the stature of their leader. He maintained that ‘self-praise’ and ‘recognition’ both were important to community and individual identity. The farmers enjoined him in the mammoth project and assured that they are committed to the task from the spadework to the Grand Finale.Similarly, he asked for War Memorial Gateways which the Minister of Commerce asserted had already been approved. 

Birender Singh told the farmers to change with times and get techno-savvy. Taking a dig at his better-half Birender Singh narrated how he caught his Smt PremLata wife but also the MLA Uchana ironing 100Rs Notes that had lain crumpled in some nook of her wallet. He asked the farmers to accept change and overcome the challenge- ‘farmers don’t let your genius be wasted, learn the ropes from Vipul Goel’. The event remained successful with the coordinated attempt of  Sh Joginder Antil, Dharampal Sharma, Amit Kajal, OmPrakash Katri, Sh Sudhir Phogat, Deepak Malik, Colonel Rajbeer Singh, Sh Ranbeer (sarpanch-Garhi), Sh Vijay Kaushik, Jai Singh Ahlawat(Head of Ahlawat Khap), SD Sharma(Faridabad),Smt Joon, Smt Santosh(Retd. Director, DAV Societies) and Sh Raj Singh Hooda, stage secretary besides other ChhotuRam followers.

A blood donation camp was also organized on the occasion.

NB: This Report by Journalism and Mass Communication branch of YMCA University of Science & Technology may be used for all academic purposes.

Sir Chhotu Ram Memorial Lecture on Partition of India: Report by Chanchal, MJMC

                                   MEMORIAL LECTURE ON SIR CHHOTU RAM

November 22, Faridabad(Chanchal MJMC-I)

Modern Delhi Public School in collaboration with Rashtriya Chetna Shakti Foundation organized ‘Sir Chhoutu Ram's Ninth Memorial Lecture’ on 22 Nov. 2016. The Principal Sh Verma of Modern DPS extended a warm and hearty welcome to the Hon'ble Chief guest Ch. Birender Singh (Union Minister of Steel), Dr. Sukhbir Singh (President, Rashtriya Chetna Shakti Foundation), Prof. Dr. Raghuvendra Tanwar(KU). The Director-Principal, Vice– Principal, President and Ch. Briender Singh floral tribute to legendary Sir Chhotu Ram. 

Dr Raghuvendra Tanwar, Historian delivers Keynote address

Dr. Raghuvendra Tanvar, Professor-Emeritus of history from KU and delivered a memorial lecture on Sir Chhotu Ram and Partition of India. He shared how demographic mobility from East Punjab to West Punjab and discussed the colossal scale of tragedy that left 6 lac people dead in ‘peaceful’ times. 

He, then, discussed why Chhotu Ram remained absent from mainstream history. The basic reason being Chhotu Ram’s staunch opposition to partition. 

Ch Birender Singh flanked by Sh Verma, Director-principal Modern DPS 

Ch. Birender Singh gave an example of Delhi Hockey World Match. When Pakistan lost in the premiere round and they stayed for analyzing match. Pakistani Player requested to visit Garhi, the native village of Chhotu Ram and pay tribute on behalf of his Muslim farmer grandfather. 

Choir, Modern DPS

To continue the program from lamp lighting ceremony by Ch. Birender Singh. School Choir presented “Tum Samaye Ke Ret Par, Chorte Chalo  Nishaan”.

Haryanvi Dance

An energetic invocation dance performance “ Samdesh Hariyana Je To, Dudh Dahi Ka Khada” followed.

Ch. Birender Singh in doing great work for development of villages carried forward Chhotu Ram’s legacy. A biopic PPT of Sir Chhotu Ram was screened and much appreciated.

The Secretary of school society presented a shawl to the Chief Guest Ch. Birender Singh. The director principal presented a memento to Ch. Birender Singh. Ch. Birender Singh inspired audience to be progressive. Sh Sukhbir Singh proposed a Vote of Thanks to the Hon’ble Birender Singh.

Interview with Ch Birender Singh:Highlights

Some highlights from the exclusive interview given to MJMC students, YMCA University on this occasion:

Jagdeep, Anshul Garg, Dr Divyajyoti, Mansi, Kavita with Hon'bLe cabinet minister Ch Birender Singh

MJMC: What is your take on demonetization ?

BS: It is a radical move. Criticism was natural but 'desperate diseases call for desperate remedies'. Only 23 per cent of 500 and 1000 denomination notes were in circulation, the rest were part of parallel economy. The issue needed to be addressed.

MJMC:We are talking about move towards digitization of currency, plastic money and digital economy, you have been the Finance Minister of Haryana and also the minister of Panchayati Raj and Rural development, how acceptable is the idea to an average villager who is not computer -savvy?

BS: That's passe. The villager today has moved on. In UP , we have a whole village that wields debit cards. Follow the example.

MJMC: What is your take on Punjab Government's stand regarding SYL?

BS:The Supreme Court has already pronounced its judgement in favour of Haryana receiving the water. No government can supersede it.

MJMC: For Sir ChhotuRam 'Economics and Politics were inextricable...' There are several parallels we witness in present PM's moves with that of Deenbandhu's economic and political programme- how far are the two leaders similar and where do they differ considering that Sir Chhotu Ram's politics was peasant-centred and the PM believes in taking the peasant along with corporate on the road to development?

BS:The concept of 'corporate' did not exist back then as it exists today. Production, manufacturing and enterpreneurial activities were marginal. But yes, Chhotu Ram's vision was that robust economy could not have exploitation or debt cycle as its base. 

MJMC: Any message on Haryana Swarn Jayanti?

BS:Peaceful co-existence and progress. 

MJMC: Thank You sir.

(MJMC Team included Anshul Garg, Jagdeep, Mansi, Ragini, Kavita and Chanchal with Sh Dushyant supervised by Programme Coordinator/ Editor, YMCA TrailBlazers)

On Idea of 'Akhand Bharat': Ch. Birender Singh visits Faridabad

Partition, Progress and Men of Mettle: Anniversary of Sir Chhotu Ram

November 22, Faridabad. 

The Hon'ble Union Minister Ch Birender Singh,  was here to attend a seminar on partition of India organized by Rashtriya Chetna Shakti to celebrate the anniversary of the peasant leader and secular icon from pre-partition undivided Punjab Sir Chhotu Ram. Floral tribute was paid to the farmer doyen by the distinguished gathering. 

The event that had Prof. Rahuvendra Tawar, Professor-Emerius from KU, eminent historian and Chairman of Haryana History and Culture Academy as the keynote speaker was held this afternoon at Modern DPS, Greater Faridabad. 

The seminar was convened by Sh Sukhbeer Singh Malik, IAS(retd.) President of RCF.Speaking on the occasion. Professor Tawar pointed out that in pre-partition India people were not divided along communal lines but voted for trans-communal alliance with Sir ChhotuRam as its popular face. 

Prof Tawar quoted Shyama Prasad Mukherjee as underlining the fact that Sir ChhotuRam was the only leader who could effectively and proactively counteract the two-nation theory propounded by CRajgopalachari. It was pointed out that ChhotuRam had as far back as in 1941 presaged against dangers of stoking fire of communal hatred. 

Sir Chhotu Ram was a force to reckon with in Punjab and the British Governor-Generals, powerful that they were, all looked at ChhotuRam as true representative of aspirations and strength of the people of Punjab. His popularity surpassed that of Nehru and mainstream history drops him out as an inconvenient truth.

He emphasized that the current government was trying to excavate the relegated or marginalized histories and bring them into perspective. For ChhotuRam the premise was not communal but economic- it was class and not religion that divided people in routine interactions.

He referred to Sir ChhotuRam's letter to Gandhi ji as a masterpiece from history, a volatile document shedding light on the politics of the day and concerned warning for future- an attempt to forewarn and forearm against an impending tragedy. RCF President affirmed that Chhotu Ram had a personality and following that could thwart the tragedy but his untimely demise deprived the prospective nation of a the real leading light.

Ch Birender Singh, Minister of Steel 

erstwhile Minister of Panchayati Raj, Rural Development, Water and Sanitation

Hon'ble Union Minister of Steel told about an incident about nine years back.Hockey team from Pakistan visited India. After having lost the match, a player telephoned Ch Birender Singh, then the Finance Minister of Haryana and expressed his wish to visit Garhi. " My 75 years old grandfather has asked me to visit Garhi, slaute the soil where Chhotu ram was born, " said the Pak player. My brother and I were told by our grand-dad that the peasant of Punjab on either side of the border had prospered due to this great man.

Though he asserted that war hindered youth and progress, he applauded the gallant soldiers of the region for leading Indian defence and guarding our borders. The fact that the past, current and future generals of Army are from this part of country, underlines the kind of spadework done by leaders of Punjab(that includes Haryana and Pakistan Punjab).

Speaking on the occasion Birender Singh said that he found the idea of 'Akhand Bharat ' a chimera. "We are the 'elder brother', not 'Big brother' who intimidates.  I am wary of those who say, Unko Maza chakha Do!(teach them a lesson). War is a trap, it demands cannon-fodder, we should avoid it as it penalizes both the aggressor and the target. For progress, let us adopt an alternative approach that will avoid jingoism without ignoring the fact that Pakistan 's government is controlled by 'military Mafia'. There is a solution , other than 'appeasement' and 'aggression'- the antidote can be retrieved from history in the friendship of Muslim Premieres of Undivided Punjab and ChhotuRam".

Mr Verma, Principal Modern DPS emphasized how Sir Chhotu Ram liberated the peasant from debt circle,and auctioning of property. Secretary DPS Society felicitated the Minister.

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Article 370: Source Wikipedia

Article 370

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Article 370 of the Indian constitution is an article that grants special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The article is drafted inPart XXI of the Constitution, which relates to Temporary, Transitional and Special Provisions.^[1] The state's constituent assembly was empowered to recommend the articles of the Indian constitution to be applied to the state or to abrogate the Article 370 altogether. After the state constituent assembly has dissolved itself without recommending abrogation, the Article 370 is deemed to have become a permanent feature of the Indian constitution.^[2]

Contents

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• 1Purpose
• 2Text
• 3Applicability of the Indian law to Jammu and Kashmir
  • 3.1Constitution of India
  • 3.2Central Acts
• 4Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir
• 5Analysis
• 6Implications
• 7Calls for abrogation
• 8See also
• 9Notes
• 10References
• 11External links

Purpose[edit]

Jammu and Kashmirs original accession, like all other princely states, was on three matters: defence, foreign affairs and communications. All the princely states were invited to send representatives to India's Constituent Assembly, which was formulating a constitution for the whole of India. They were also encouraged to set up constituent assemblies for their own states. Most states were unable to set up assemblies in time, but a few states did, in particular Saurashtra Union,Travancore-Cochin and Mysore. In May 1949, the rulers and chief ministers of all the states agreed to accept the Constitution of India as their own constitution. The states that did elect constituent assemblies suggested a few amendments which were accepted. The position of all the states (or unions of states) thus became equivalent to that of regular Indian provinces. In particular, this meant that the subjects available for legislation by the Central and State governments was uniform across India.^[3]

In the case of Kashmir, the representatives to the Constituent Assembly^[4] requested that only those provisions of the Indian Constitution that corresponded to the original Instrument of Accession should be applied to the State. Accordingly, the Article 370 was incorporated into the Indian Constitution, which stipulated that the other articles of the Constitution that gave powers to the Central Government would be applied to Jammu and Kashmir only with the concurrence of the State's constituent assembly. This was a "temporary provision" in that its applicability was intended to last till the formulation and adoption of the State's constitution.^[5] However, the State's constituent assembly dissolved itself on 25 January 1957 without recommending either abrogation or amendment of the Article 370. Thus the Article has become a permanent feature of the Indian constitution, as confirmed by various rulings of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, the latest of which was in October 2015.^[6][7][8]

Text[edit]

370. Temporary provisions with respect to the State of Jammu and Kashmir

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Constitution,—

(a) the provisions of article 238 shall not apply now in relation to the state of Jammu and Kashmir;^[a]

(b) the power of Parliament to make laws for the said state shall be limited to—

(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 specify.

Explanation: For the purpose of this article, the Government of the State means the person for the time being recognized by the President on the recommendation of the Legislative Assembly of the State as the Sadr-i-Riyasat (now Governor) of Jammu and Kashmir, acting on the advice of the Council of Ministers of the State for the time being in office.^[1][9][b]

(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 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 provison 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.^[10]

Applicability of the Indian law to Jammu and Kashmir[edit]

Constitution of India[edit]

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 370 of the Constitution, the President, with the concurrence of the Government of the State of Jammu and Kashmir made The Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1950 which came into force on 26 January 1950 and was later superseded by the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954 which came into force on 14 May 1954.

In addition, 47 Presidential orders have been issued between 11 February 1956 and 19 February 1994 making various other provisions of the Constitution of India applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. All these orders were issued with the `concurrence of the Government of the State'.^[11] The effect of these orders has been to extend 94 of the 97 subjects in the Union List (the powers of the Central Government) to the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and 260 of the 395 Articles of the Constitution of India.^[12] This process has been termed the 'erosion' of the Article 370.

Central Acts[edit]

Acts passed by Indian Parliament have been extended to Jammu and Kashmir over a period of time.^[13]

• All India Services Act
• Border Security Force Act
• Central Vigilance Commission Act
• Essential Commodities Act
• Haj Committee Act
• Income Tax Act
• The Central Laws (Extension To Jammu And Kashmir) Act, 1956
• The Central Laws (Extension To Jammu And Kashmir) Act, 1968

The non-applicability of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Act by claiming recourse to Article 370 was set aside in 2010.^[14]

Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir[edit]

"WE, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR,
having solemnly resolved, in pursuance of the accession of this State to India which took place on the twenty sixth day of October, 1947, to further define the existingrelationship of the State with the Union of India as an integral part thereof, and to secure to ourselves-

JUSTICE, social, economic and political;

LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship;

EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; and to promote among us all;

FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity of the nation;

IN OUR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY this seventeenth day of November, 1956, do HEREBY ADOPT, ENACT AND GIVE TO OURSELVES THIS CONSTITUTION."

-Preamble of Constitution of Jammu & Kashmir.^[15]

Main article: Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir

See also: Full text of Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir PDF

Preamble and Article 3 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir states that the State of Jammu and Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India.^[15] Article 5 states that the executive and legislative power of the State extend to all matters except those with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws for the State under the provisions of the Constitution of India. The constitution was adopted on 17 November 1956 and came into force on 26 January 1957.

Analysis[edit]

The clause 7 of the Instrument of Accession signed by Maharaja Hari Singhdeclared that the State could not be compelled to accept any future Constitution of India. The State was within its rights to draft its own Constitution and to decide for itself what additional powers to extend to the Central Government. The Article 370 was designed to protect those rights.^[16] According to the constitutional scholar A. G. Noorani, the Article 370 records a "solemn compact." Neither India nor the State can unilaterally amend or abrogate the Article except in accordance with the terms of the Article.^[17]

Article 370 embodied six special provisions for Jammu and Kashmir:^[18]

1. It exempted the State from the complete applicability of the Constitution of India. The State was allowed to have its own Constitution.
2. Central legislative powers over the State were restricted to the three subjects of defence, foreign affairs and communications.
3. Other constitutional provisions of the Central Government could be extended to the State only with the concurrence of the State Government.
4. The `concurrence' was only provisional. It had to be ratified by the State's Constituent Assembly.
5. The State Government's authority to give `concurrence' lasted only until the State Constituent Assembly was convened. Once the State Constituent Assembly finalized the scheme of powers and dispersed, no further extension of powers was possible.
6. The Article 370 could be abrogated or amended only upon recommendation of the State's Constituent Assembly.

Once the State's Constitutional Assembly convened on 31 October 1951, the State Government's power to give `concurrence' lapsed. After the Constituent Assembly dispersed on 17 November 1956, adopting a Constitution for the State, the only authority provided to extend more powers to the Central Government or to accept Central institutions vanished. This understanding of the constitutionality of the relations between the Centre and the State informed the decisions of India till 1957. However, it was abandoned afterwards.^[18]

Implications[edit]

This article specifies that the State must concur in the application of laws, except those that pertain to Communications, Defence, Finance, and Foreign Affairs.^[19]

The 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord between Kashmiri politician Sheikh Abdullah and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi stated, "The State of Jammu and Kashmir which is a constituent unit of the Union of India, shall, in its relation with the Union, continue to be governed by Article 370 of the Constitution of India".

In notifications issued as far back as 1927 and 1932, the state created various categories of residents – with some being called permanent residents (PRs) with special rights. Though the law did not discriminate between female and male PRs, an administrative rule made it clear that women could remain PRs only till marriage. After that they had to seek a fresh right to remain PRs. And if a woman married someone who wasn’t a Kashmiri PR, she automatically lost her own PR status. But a 2002 high court ruling made it clear that a woman will remain a PR even after marriage to a non-PR, and enjoy all the rights of a PR. A People's Democratic Party government, led by Mehbooba Mufti, passed a law to overturn the court judgment by introducing a Bill styled “Permanent Residents (Disqualification) Bill, 2004’. This was not Mufti’s solo effort. Omar Abdullah’s party, the National Conference, backed this Bill and got it passed in the lower house of the assembly. But it did not ultimately see the light of day for various reasons.^[20]

Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the state's 'Prime Minister' and leader of the Muslims in the Valley, found the inclusion of Article 370 in the 'Temporary and Transitional Provisions' of the Constitution's Part XXI unsettling. He wanted 'iron clad guarantees of autonomy'. Suspecting that the state's special status might be lost, Abdullah advocated independence from India, causing New Delhi to dismiss his government in 1953, and place him under preventive detention.^[21]

Calls for abrogation[edit]

In 2014, as part of Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto for the 2014 general election, the party pledged for integrating the state of Jammu and Kashmir into the Union of India.^[22] After winning the elections, attempts were made by the party along with RSS party for abrogation of Article 370.^[23] Also, Congress leader Karan Singh, son of Maharaja Hari Singh, has, opined that an integral review of Article 370 is overdue and, to be worked with the State of Jammu and Kashmir.^[24]

However, in October 2015, the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir has ruled that the Article 370 cannot be "abrogated, repealed or even amended." It explained that the clause (3) of the Article conferred power to the State's Constituent Assembly to recommend to the President on the matter of the repeal of the Article. Since the Constituent Assembly did not make such a recommendation before its dissolution in 1957, the Article 370 has taken on the features of a "permanent provision" despite being titled a temporary provision in the Constitution.^[25][26]