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L-G warns against anti-CAA resolution by Pondy
Two days ahead of the Congress government’s move to bring in an anti-CAA resolution in the Assembly, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Monday shot off a letter to Chief Minister V Narayanasamy, saying the Act passed by Parliament is applicable to the union territory and “cannot be questioned or deliberated in any manner.”
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She said this after three nominated legislators from the BJP, V Saminathan, KG Shankar and S Selvaganapathy, met her and submitted a petition, bringing to her notice the government’s move to bring in a resolution in the Assembly on February 12 against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The legislators had already presented a petition to the Speaker VP Sivakolundhu on February 6, requesting him not to permit any discussion or a resolution against CAA “as it exceeds the powers of the Legislative Assemblyunder Government of Union Territories Act 1963.”
The legislators requested the Lt Governor to take necessary action, saying any discussion or deliberation on CAA would be violative of the provisions of the Constitution and infringing the rights of Parliament.
They also pointed out that the CAA had been passed by both Houses of Parliament and the President had also given his assent to the Act.
Bedi, in her WhatsApp message, said she had examined the legal position of their representation and sent a letter to the Chief Minister, “advising him accordingly.”
She said the legislative power of the Puducherry Assembly does not extend to discussing or deliberating the matter of citizenship as it falls squarely within the domain of Parliament and the Central government.
“The matter of CAA is already under adjudication before the Supreme Court,” she said. The Lt Governorsaid she had also enclosed a copy ofthe petition with her letter to theChief Minister.
Narayanasamy had said on February 3 that he would not inform Bedi in advance about the proposed anti-CAA resolution and that it would be done after the resolution was approved.
Jammu and Kashmir govt school students call on Kiran Bedi
About 32 students of Government Higher Secondary School, Gandoh, Doda (Jammu & Kashmir) and 14 students of Government High School, Kalta, Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir) along with two school staff and two Indo Tibetan Border Police Personnel arrived in Puducherry on Monday. They are on a Bharat Darshan educational tour organised by the 15th Battalion of Indo Tibetan Border Police Force, Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir). According to a Raj Nivas release, they made a courtesy call on Lt Governor Kiran Bedi at Raj Nivas. Greeting the students, the Lt Governor said that wearing uniform will not only give them a patriotic feel, but also build their character for life. Addressing the Bharat Darshan participants, Bedi said good education and playing sports will prepare them for joining armed
forces to serve their country. Most of these boys had never travelled in a train before. They flew in from Delhi to Chennai and took a bus to reach Puducherry. The programme is aimed to expose the young students to the vastness and different cultures of the
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