Suppose the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa have different policies on how their state police should respond to the naxalites.

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Chapter 2

NCERT

Class 10

Political Science

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1. Suppose the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa have different policies on how their state police should respond to the naxalites.

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Suppose the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa have different policies on how their state police should respond to the naxalites. And the Prime Minister of India intervenes and passes an order that all the Chief Ministers will have to obey?

Answer:

No, police is a state subject on which only the states can make laws.

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