Article 355

Part XVIII — Emergency Provisions · Constitution of India

Article 355

Duty of the Union to protect States against external aggression and internal disturbance. It shall be the duty of the Union to protect every State against external aggression and internal disturbance and to ensure that the Government of every State is carried on in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution.

In plain wordsThe central government has a duty to protect every state against external aggression and internal disturbance, and to make sure every state government runs according to the Constitution. This duty is the stated basis for central intervention in states.

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