The Cabinet on Wednesday recommended Governor Arif Mohammed Khan to convene the Assembly from August 22.
The Cabinet communique did not spell out the Assembly's agenda or timetable. Nevertheless, there is widespread speculation that the government aspires to seek legislative ratification for several Ordinances that have lapsed after Mr. Khan sought time to seek the administration's rationale for repromulgating the executive orders.
The decision to convene the Assembly seems suggestive of the government’s reluctance to strike a confrontational approach to Mr. Khan. However, the Communist Party of India (CPI), in an editorial in the party newspaper Janayugam on Wednesday, excoriated Mr. Khan for “using Raj Bhavan as a political platform to advance the interest of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central government.” It said Mr. Khan attempted to make up for the BJP's irrelevance in State politics by using Raj Bhavan's pulpit for politicking.
