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Article 356 (110 words) |
 | Article 356 is a controversial constitutional section included in the constitution of India. |
| This article gives the central government the authority to dismiss any state government if there has been failure of the Constitutional machinery in the state. |
| Many believe that this article is a threat to the federal state system. |
| The Tribune...Sunday Reading (1866 words) |
| Moreover, Article 356 comes under the emergency provisions of the Constitution, which means that the extraordinary powers under this article are to be exercised rarely and only in extremely abnormal situations when the state assembly and the government are unable to function according to the provisions of the Constitution. |
| Article 356 contains in it the Central power of a drastic nature to meet such an emergency situation as the breakdown of the constitutional machinery in a state. |
| As noted earlier, under Article 356 a failure of constitutional machinery can be declared if the President, either on the basis of the report of the Governor or ‘otherwise’, is satisfied that a situation has arisen in which the government of the state cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution. |
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