Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Cabinet on Thursday decided to write a letter to the Governor again recommending to convene a special Assembly session to discuss the three farm laws passed by the Parliament. The Cabinet decided to recommend the Governor to convene the State Assembly on December 31, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
CPI (M) sources said the Government is planning to approach the Supreme Court if the Governor does not give permission to convene the Assembly. Earlier, the Governor had given permission to convene the Assembly session on January 8. Following the Governor''s denial to convene the Assembly session on December 23, the Chief Minister has written to Governor Arif Mohammed Khan stating that the Governor has no power to deny the Government recommendation to convene a special session of the State Assembly. As per Article 174 (1) of the constitution, the Governor has no power to deny or cancel the session of the State Assembly, the CM said. Terming the Governor''s act as anti constitutional, the CM said the Governor has no right to deny the recommendation of the State Cabinet. Meanwhile, the Opposition leader in Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala also condemned the Governor''s decision. The decision by the Governor rejecting the cabinet proposal to convene a special Assembly session to pass resolution against the farm bills by centre is highly condemnable and undemocratic, he said. Not allowing Assembly to function is muting people's voice, Chennithala added. However, BJP''s lone MLA O Rajagopal welcomed the Governor''s decision to deny a special session alleging that both the Opposition and the ruling parties are trying to destabilize the federal system in the country.
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