Tamilisai Soundararajan returned two of the three bills pending with her to the state government for clarification and rejected one.
Telangana Governor clears all the bills pending with her ahead of the SC hearing.
The battle of nerves between Raj Bhavan and Pragati Bhavan in Telangana continues, with Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Monday, 24 April, returning two bills to the state government for clarifications, while rejecting one bill pending with her.
Interestingly, the Governor took the decision on the same day that the petition filed by the Telangana government in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to her to clear the bills pending with her, came up for hearing.
Refusing to sign on the dotted line, the Governor rejected the Telangana Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which is related to the raising of the age of superannuation of the director of medical education (DME), that of the additional directors, professors, assistant professors as well as those who are in administration in the DME from 61 years to 65 years.
The bills on which the Governor sought clarifications were: The bill relating to the extension of time needed for the initiation of no confidence motion in civic bodies to four years from three years, and the one concerning the establishment and regulation of private universities in the state.
The rapport between the Governor and the chief minister was strained further when the government did not invite her to the unveiling of the world’s “tallest” (125 feet) BR Ambedkar statue, in Hyderabad on 14 April.
Rankled by the snub, the Governor expressed her dissatisfaction over the way she was being tread by the government.
“Had the government invited, I would have gone there. Ambedkar had fought for the cause of women. But the Telangana government chose to insult a woman Governor,” she said.
The Governor also lashed out at the Chief Secretary when she filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Governor.
The Governor had also found fault with the Chief Secretary for not meeting her after assuming office.
The Telangana government had moved the Supreme Court as the governor was taking a long time in clearing bills, with 10 bills pending with the Governor at the time.
When the case came up for hearing on 10 April, the Governor cleared three bills, sent two bills to the President, and sought clarification from the state government on two bills.
Now that the Governor decided on the remaining three bills, no bills are pending with her.
The apex court took up the petition of the Telangana government on 22 March by issuing notices to the Centre on the Telangana government’s petition.
The 10 bills of contention:
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