LDF, Congress Criticise Kerala Guv's Remarks On SC Judgment

The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the Congress on Saturday criticised Kerala governor Rajendra Arlekar's remarks, made during an interview with HT, that the Supreme Court's decision to mandate a timeline for governors to approve bills was a case of "judicial overreach".

- Vishnu Verma

KOCHI:

Newly elected CPI(M) general secretary MA Baby said the governor's comments suggest that he does not accept the "spirit of the top court's verdict". "The Supreme Court's ruling is applicable to all the top leaders of the country including the Prime Minister and the President. It upholds the essence of the Constitution," he said. "The Kerala governor should have been willing to accept it. It is not desirable at all that he has criticised the top court's verdict this way."