Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker flays Governor, walks out of meeting of his counterparts

However, Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Harivansh Narayan objected to his comments and said his remarks would not beryllium recorded successful the minutes of the gathering of the 85th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference successful Patna. He cautioned Appavu to desist from making remarks connected the Governor.

Protesting, Appavu stated “if I cannot talk astir this successful this conference, past wherever other tin I speak,” and staged a walkout.

A merchandise from the authorities authorities said that the Speaker was addressing astatine the gathering connected the taxable “75th day of Constitution: Contribution of Parliament and State Legislative Bodies successful Strengthening Constitutional Values.” He highlighted the concerns implicit Governors’ interference successful authorities governance matters beyond their defined roles and thereby violated law principles. He criticised Ravi’s actions successful avoiding his customary yearly code to the Assembly that was prepared by the authorities government.

Stating that authorities autonomy has go questionable and that the doctrine of federalism has besides been diluted, Appavu said determination was a increasing inclination of the Union authorities viewing authorities governments with a measurement motherly attitude.

“Recently, determination has been an expanding inclination of Governors unnecessarily meddling successful galore matters not defined successful the Constitution. The activities of the Governor of Tamil Nadu are profoundly worrying,” helium said.

He said the arbitrary powerfulness of UGC implicit the authorities universities created by authorities legislations and funded by the authorities authorities was a gross usurpation of the law national arrangement.

He hoped that the gathering would recognize the ‘anguish’ faced by the democratically elected authorities successful not being capable to fulfil its societal payment programmes and schemes owed to the ‘constitutional violations’ by the Governor. “Such actions of the Governor who is besides portion of the Legislature really impedes the publication of Legislature successful strengthening the law values,” Appavu said.