Stalin plans push for constitutional amendment to scrap guv’s address

WITH Governor RN Ravi refusing to read the state government’s prepared speech once again, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday vowed to abolish the practice of governors delivering a customary address to the state legislatures.

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He announced that the DMK, with the support of like-minded parties, would pursue constitutional amendments in Parliament to dispense with the practice of the Governor's Address at the beginning of each year.

The CM said repeated refusals by governors to read the customary addresses have been occurring in several states.

The governor walking out of the House without reading the address prepared by the government is a violation of constitutional provisions, legislative rules and long-established conventions of the Assembly, Stalin said, adding that the governor’s walkout amounted to an affront to the dignity and prestige of the House.