Session ends on a high with bold resolutions, landmark legislations

House witnessed debates on delimitation, resolutions on Waqf Act & retrieval of Katchatheevu

- T MURUGANANDHAM

BOLD resolutions, landmark legislations, fierce debates, witty remarks, quick replies, walkouts by and evictions en masse of opposition parties marked the recently concluded budget session of the state Assembly.

The intense debates on delimitation of Lok Sabha constituencies, NEET and two language policy; resolutions on Waqf Act and retrieval of Katchatheevu; key legislations including those on nominating around 14,000 persons with disability to all local bodies, stringent punishment for those using coercive methods to recover loans, establishment of a university in the name of M Karunanidhi, booking those dumping medical waste under Goondas Act, and a high-level committee headed by former Supreme Court Judge Kurian Joseph to study centre-state relations, were the highlights of this session.

Colony fades into oblivion One of the key announcements made by the CM was the decision to remove the term 'colony' from the government records and public usage, as the term has been regarded as a symbol of dominance and euphemism for untouchability.