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About Article 244(A):
- Allows for the creation of an ‘autonomous state’ within Assam in specific tribal areas like Karbi Anglong.
- Inserted by the Constitution (Twenty-second Amendment) Act, 1969.
- Grants the autonomous state its own Legislature or Council of Ministers or both, with significant powers, notably control over law and order.
- Contrasts with Autonomous Councils under the Sixth Schedule, which lack jurisdiction over law and order.
History:
- In the 1950s, a demand for a separate hill state emerged among tribal groups in undivided Assam, leading to the formation of Meghalaya in 1972.
- In the 1980s, Karbi groups intensified demands, resulting in an armed separatist insurgency for full statehood.
- Leaders of Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills opted to remain in Assam, enticed by promises of greater autonomy, including under Article 244(A).
Why in News:
- Candidates in Assam’s Diphu Lok Sabha constituency have pledged to implement Article 244(A) of the Constitution, aiming to establish an autonomous ‘state within a state’.
