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4 May 2023

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BJP — Centre

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Centre

Article 355 and security control (contested). Media reports on 4 and 5 May, citing unnamed sources, said the Centre had invoked Article 355 of the Constitution and taken charge of security, and that the Home Ministry had appointed Kuldip Singh, a former head of the CRPF, as security adviser. The Wire later reported that the state's then police chief had also said at a press conference that Article 355 had been imposed. The Morung Express reported on 4 May that there was no official notice of this from either the State or the Central Government. In its statement to the Supreme Court on 8 May, the Union Government said a senior former police officer had been appointed Security Adviser by the State Government. On 1 August 2023 The Wire reported that the Ministry of Home Affairs, replying to an RTI application, said it held no information on any notification under Article 355 issued between January and 13 June 2023. Whether Article 355 was formally invoked is contested. [1][2][5][3][4]

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