“The role of the Raj Bhawan should be reviewed. How long it can keep a bill pending for assent?” he said. Reservation is a state subject, and if a governor withholds such bills for four to five months, youngsters seeking seeking college admissions or appearing for recruitment exams are affected, he said.
“If such a bill is kept pending, then definitely there should be a review of how long a bill can be held up,” he said. A governor should either return a bill or sign it, Baghel said. “So does he have the right to jeopardize the future of our youth?” the chief minister asked.
The Congress government in Chhattisgarh was at loggerheads with governor Biswabhushan Harichandan’s predecessor Anusuiya Uikey (who was appointed as Mizoram governor in March) over pending assent to reservation bills.
The bills increased overall quota in government jobs and admissions to educational institutions in Chhattisgarh to 76 per cent. The governor is yet to sign them.
Reacting to the CM’s statement, BJP leader and former chief minister Raman Singh said before reviewing the rights of a governor, what actually these rights and duties are should be understood thoroughly.
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