Tamil Nadu Assembly’s urgent session today after Governor withholds assent on Bills

The Tamil Nadu Assembly is set to convene an urgent session at 10 am on Saturday.

The development comes after Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday returned bills sent to him by the government for his assent. Speaking to reporters at Tiruvannamalai, Speaker M Appavu said a special sitting of the Assembly will be held on Saturday.

Earlier, the DMK regime had approached the Supreme Court accusing Raj Bhavan of sitting over bills passed by the Assembly.

At least 12 bills were pending, besides four official orders and a file related to the premature release of 54 prisoners. The number of bills returned to the government by Governor Ravi is not clear.

The Assembly had been adjourned sine die in October.

On November 10, the apex court had termed as a “matter of serious concern” the alleged delay by Governor Ravi in giving assent to bills passed by the Assembly.

It sought the Centre’s response to the state government’s petition accusing Raj Bhavan of “sitting over” 12 bills.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister MK Stalin is also likely to move a special resolution expressing the displeasure of the House with respect to the actions of the Governor.

Most of these bills pertain to amendments made to the statutes of state universities, appointing the Chief Minister as the chancellor and replacing the Governor.