THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A constitutional disagreement between the Kerala government and Governor Rajendra V. Arlekar over the policy address has escalated, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday asserting that only the Cabinet approved version of the address holds authority under established rules and conventions.
CM Vijayan told the Assembly that according to existing rules and conventions, the Cabinet-approved policy decision is the one that is accepted.
He also said former governors including Arif Mohammed Khan had once read the policy address for 1 minute and 22 seconds but the entire policy address was accepted, pointed out CM Vijayan.
Following this, the Speaker A.N. Shamseer accepted Vijayan’s statement, causing a dent to the Governor’s demand.