GG News Bureau
Thiruvananthapuram, 20th August. The Kerala Assembly’s 10-day session will begin on August 22 with a special one-day conference to commemorate the country’s 75th anniversary of independence.
Speaker M B Rajesh announced the new session, saying the first day would be dedicated solely to the special conference, with no other business on the agenda.
“The meeting time on that day is reserved for a special meeting commemorating the 75th anniversary of the country’s independence. There will be no other business on that day,” he said.
“The session is convened urgently to enact the new legislation to replace the expired ordinances,” he added.
Among the ordinances were the Kerala Lok Ayukta (Amendment) Ordinance 2022, the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Ordinance 2022, the Kerala Public Health Ordinance, and others, according to the Speaker.
The 11 ordinances expired because Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, who was at odds with the State’s Left government on a number of issues, refused to sign them, claiming that such a ruling “is not desirable in a democracy.”
Khan had stated unequivocally that he would not approve the re-promulgation of the ordinances unless they were thoroughly reviewed.
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