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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
K S Sudhi

Governor’s act catches the government by surprise

KOCHI

The Governor Arif Mohammed Khan’s reported act of going public on the President withholding her assent to the three Bills passed by the Kerala Legislative Assembly before communicating the decision to the State government has caught the government by surprise.

A Raj Bhavan press release on social media platform X stated that the President had withheld assent to Kerala University Laws (Amendment No. 2) Bill 2022, University Law Amendment Bill, 2022, and the University Law Amendment Bill, 2021. It also stated that seven Bills were referred to the President in November 2023 and assent was given only to one Bill, Kerala Lok Ayukta Amendment Bill, 2022 and decision was awaited on three others.

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