Interview: Do away with governors, says Kerala MP who moved bill to limit Raj Bhawan powers

On April 8, the Supreme Court decided in favour of the Tamil Nadu government in its case against Governor RN Ravi’s failure to sign bills into law. The court ruling, which stipulates time limits for governors to act on the bills sent to them, has become the latest flashpoint in the growing rancour between the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Centre and opposition-ruled state governments.

Chief Minister MK Stalin called the order as “historic” and credited it for putting an end to the practice of unelected governors “stalling progressive legislative reforms” in states run by the BJP’s opponents. In a first, the Tamil Nadu government on Saturday enacted the 10 bills in question without the governor’s clearance, following the judgement.

We thank and welcome today’s historic judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, reaffirming the legislative rights of State Legislatures and putting an end to the trend of Union government-nominated Governors stalling progressive legislative reforms in Opposition-ruled states.

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— M.K.Stalin (@mkstalin) April 8, 2025

Notably, seven of these bills pertain to the administration of state universities, including matters such as the appointment of vice chancellors. Earlier, John Brittas of the Community Party of India (Marxist) had sought to introduce a private member’s bill in the Rajya Sabha to deal with the...

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