India: Confirmation that the 59th Amendment to the Indian Constitution remains law and that a state of emergency remains declared in the Punjab
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1990 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IND5653 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, India: Confirmation that the 59th Amendment to the Indian Constitution remains law and that a state of emergency remains declared in the Punjab, 1 May 1990, IND5653, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac71af.html [accessed 30 May 2023] |
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Direct President's rule was imposed on the Punjab in May 1987 and was renewed on 6 March 1988 for an additional three years [ "Assumption of New Emergency Powers By Government", Keesing's Record of World Events, vol.35, no.5, May 1989, p.36692.]. That same month, the government had previously introduced a constitutional amendment (59th) allowing President's rule to be extended for three years [ Ibid.]. In April 1990, Prime Minister V.P. Singh asked for an extension of the constitutional amendment through Parliament [ "India: Punjab's Curse", The Economist, 7 April 1990, p.44.]. In early May 1990, the Parliament approved extension of President's rule in Punjab for a period of six months starting on 10 May 1990 [ "President's Rule in Punjab Extended Six Months", Delhi Domestic Service (New Delhi, in English), 3 May 1990 at 1530 Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), reported in Foreign Broadcast Information Service-NES-90-087, 4 May 1990, p.42.].
