
Return of Bill unconstitutional: Health Minister
The Hindu
Ma. Subramanian issues point-by-point rebuttal to flaws highlighted by Governor
Health minister Ma. Subramanian issued a point-by-point rebuttal to the issues raised by Governor R.N. Ravi while sending the Bill back to the Speaker and said the Governor’s act of unilaterally sending the Bill back without sending it to the President of India was unconstitutional.
“Under Article 200 of the Constitution, the Governor should have sent the Bill to the President and if the President had any doubts, he should have sent the Bill to the Assembly through the Governor. The Governor cannot unilaterally send the Bill back. This is unconstitutional,” Mr. Subramanian said during the special Assembly session.
He also said the Governor’s statement that the report of the high-level committee took a “jaundiced view” was absolutely wrong.