The Governor is not a person. He is a constitutional body: Kalraj Mishra
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra (Photo: Twitter/@KalrajMishra)
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Thursday said that a practice of calling the Assembly Session directly without proroguing the House is dangerous for a democratic system.
The power to summon the Assembly session on the recommendation of the state government is vested in the Governor, Mishra said while addressing valedictory session of the 83rd All India Presiding Officers’ Conference (AIPOC) here.
“Due to this, legislators do not get additional opportunities for the prescribed number of questions and constitutional procedures are not completed,” he remarked.
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The Governor said: “There is a need to pay serious attention to the formal prorogation of the legislative assemblies and the convening of a new session.”
On delay in clearing and forwarding new bills (amendment bills too) of the state government to the Central government, Mishra said: “The Governor is not a person. He is a constitutional body. When he is satisfied on the constitutional grounds that the ordinance is justified, then only he gives approval to it.”
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