Emergency powers expanded to permit prolonged proclamation in Punjab and add internal disturbance as a ground for emergency. Amendments permit extension of a Presidential Proclamation beyond the one-year period for the State of Punjab and add internal disturbance as a ground for declaring an emergency in relation to Punjab; consequentially, Article 19 freedoms will be automatically suspended and the President may order suspension of other fundamental rights under the emergency framework when such an internal disturbance proclamation is issued. The measures are expressly temporary and limited to the period necessary to address terrorist activity and restore order in the State.
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Emergency powers expanded to permit prolonged proclamation in Punjab and add internal disturbance as a ground for emergency.
Amendments permit extension of a Presidential Proclamation beyond the one-year period for the State of Punjab and add internal disturbance as a ground for declaring an emergency in relation to Punjab; consequentially, Article 19 freedoms will be automatically suspended and the President may order suspension of other fundamental rights under the emergency framework when such an internal disturbance proclamation is issued. The measures are expressly temporary and limited to the period necessary to address terrorist activity and restore order in the State.
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