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Article 368 of the Indian Constitution empowers the Parliament to amend the Constitution. Which of the following statements best explains the limitations imposed on this power based on landmark Supreme Court judgments?

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Supremacy of the Constitution has been recognised as a feature of the basic structure.

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Option B — Parliament cannot amend the basic structure or framework of the Constitution as held in the Kesavananda Bharati case.

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