Tamil Nadu Assembly urges Centre, President to instruct Governor to grant assent to Bills within a specific period

Posted on: 10 Apr, 02:31 PM

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TheTamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Monday adopted a resolutionmoved byChief Minister M.K. Stalin urging the Union Government and President Droupadi Murmu to issue appropriate instructions to Governor R.N..

Chief Minister M.K. Stalin saidhe was under a compulsion to move a resolution against the Governor for the second time.He reiterated that unwarranted circumstanceswere not created by the government..

The objective of the resolution, the Chief Minister, said was to establish the legislative power of the Legislative Assembly of Tamil Nadu tourge theGovernorto refrainfrom continuously acting against the interests of the people of Tamil Nadu and thereby tarnishing the principles of democracy and the sovereignty of the Legislative Assembly...

This august House records with deep regret the action of the Governor in indefinitely withholding many Bills without giving permission, passed by the Legislative Assemblyon the basis of sovereignty and the legislative responsibilities enshrined in the Constitution -thereby functioning against the welfare of the people of the State, he alleged...

The Chief Minister also made a reference to the Governors recent remarks about Bills sent to him for assent, and said: the controversial comments made by the Governorinpublic forums about the Bills passed by the Assembly and sent for assent, are not in accordance with the office he holds, the oath he took and interest of the state administration..

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