Governor RN Ravi of Tamil Nadu came out on several touchy subjects today that have sparked acrimonious debates between him and DMK leadership. The Governor defended himself and stated that he has good relations with the state government, despite the controversy surrounding the bill that would have made the Chief Minister the Chancellor of state universities and the bill that would have exempted the state from the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET).
The Governor said he is not duty bound to sign all Bills, and that withholding is a courteous way to say no.
Mr. Ravi is under fire for refusing to sign a bill that would have replaced the governor serving as Chancellor of state universities with the Chief Minister. He suggested that the Bill might not be passed.
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“The Bill appears to be inconsistent with the UGC Act, 1956, which has laid down standards and procedures for higher education institutions,” he said. On a specific query of why not let the court decide for a fair ruling than sitting on judgment over a Bill that aims to clip his powers, the Governor said, “I will decide on this. The Constitution allows it. Why should we waste the court’s time”.
Mr. Ravi said pointing out that education was on the concurrent list and that if there is incompatibility with the Central rules or a Bill is repugnant, it would be difficult to clear it.
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