Minutes after news emerged on Thursday that Governor RN Ravi has returned a set of bills that were pending with him for his assent to the Tamil Nadu Assembly, Speaker M Appavu said a special session of the Assembly has been convened on Saturday (November 18) to readopt the bills. As per the Constitution, when the Assembly passes a bill… Continue reading "Guv returns pending bills, TN govt calls for spl House session"
The Tamil Nadu Assembly will meet today, amid the Cauvery river water dispute with neighbouring Karnataka, besides other local issues. This will also be the first session post snapping of ties between ertwhile allies, the AIADMK and BJP. While AIADMK, the main opposition party has 66 MLAs, BJP has 4. The two had jointly faced the 2021 state polls as… Continue reading "TN Assembly to convene today amid Cauvery issue"
The next session of the state Assembly will commence on October 9, Speaker M Appavu announced on Wednesday. Addressing reporters in his chamber, Appavu said on the first day of the session, Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu will introduce the supplementary estimates for the year. The duration of the House will be decided in the Business Advisory Committee meeting on October… Continue reading "Tamil Nadu Assembly session from October 9"