Governor not appointed to reject rights of legislature and govt recommendations Sanjay Raut
Mumbai Dec 28 PTI Amid the ongoing tussle between the Maharashtra government and the Raj Bhavan over the issue of state Assembly Speakers election Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the governor is not appointed to reject the rights of the legislature and governments recommendations In sarcastic remarks Raut also said the Maharashtra governor seemed too studious and this could cause him indigestion If the governor is acting contradictory to his constitutional duties then the state will have to take some political steps as well the Shiv Senas chief spokesperson said The remarks came a day after the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in Maharashtra conveyed to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari that a delay in approving the schedule for election of the Legislative Assembly Speaker will be taken as his consent A delegation of MVA ministers had met the governor on Sunday with a letter of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking approval to hold the Speakers election in the ongoing legislature session A senior minister later told PTI that the governor in a letter to the CM on Monday morning said the amendment in existing legislative rules to pave the way for holding the Speakers election through a voice vote in the Assembly and not ballot was unconstitutional Talking to reporters on Tuesday Raut said It seems that the Maharashra governor is too studious it could cause him indigestion His appointment is not for rejecting the rights of the legislative House governments recommendations and peoples will The Rajya Sabha member further said he will not speak on the governors response to the letter sent by CM over the election of new Speaker I have already said the governor should not study so much If someone faces indigestion it could lead to abdominal pains The state health department can treat such ailments he said sarcastically Asked if CM Thackeray who underwent a cervical spine surgery sometime back would attend the session Raut said Wait and watch Tuesday is the last day of the state legislatures winter session PTI ND GK GK
Mumbai Dec 28 PTI Amid the ongoing tussle between the Maharashtra government and the Raj Bhavan over the issue of state Assembly Speakers election Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday said the governor is not appointed to reject the rights of the legislature and governments recommendations In sarcastic remarks Raut also said the Maharashtra governor seemed too studious and this could cause him indigestion If the governor is acting contradictory to his constitutional duties then the state will have to take some political steps as well the Shiv Senas chief spokesperson said The remarks came a day after the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in Maharashtra conveyed to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari that a delay in approving the schedule for election of the Legislative Assembly Speaker will be taken as his consent A delegation of MVA ministers had met the governor on Sunday with a letter of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray seeking approval to hold the Speakers election in the ongoing legislature session A senior minister later told PTI that the governor in a letter to the CM on Monday morning said the amendment in existing legislative rules to pave the way for holding the Speakers election through a voice vote in the Assembly and not ballot was unconstitutional Talking to reporters on Tuesday Raut said It seems that the Maharashra governor is too studious it could cause him indigestion His appointment is not for rejecting the rights of the legislative House governments recommendations and peoples will The Rajya Sabha member further said he will not speak on the governors response to the letter sent by CM over the election of new Speaker I have already said the governor should not study so much If someone faces indigestion it could lead to abdominal pains The state health department can treat such ailments he said sarcastically Asked if CM Thackeray who underwent a cervical spine surgery sometime back would attend the session Raut said Wait and watch Tuesday is the last day of the state legislatures winter session PTI ND GK GK
