Government works keeping public interest at the fore: Jayarajan
Government works keeping public interest at the fore: Jayarajan
The Left Democratic Front (LDF) has said that it is not going to take a confrontational or adversarial approach with regard to the lapse of several ordinances of the state government as Governor Arif Mohammad Khan was refusing to sign them due to paucity of time. . ,
LDF convener EP Jayarajan told reporters here on Tuesday that the Left Front government is not going to take a confrontational or protest stand. The LDF government doesn’t work like this. The government works keeping the interests of the people at the fore. Hence, we will take steps after resolving the issues through dialogue and discussion,” he said.
Mr. Jayarajan said that what was an extraordinary situation would become a normalcy.
The governor, who was in Delhi on Monday and is due here only on Wednesday, had told the media that he would not sign the ordinances without putting his mind to it and that he needed time.
Law Minister P. Rajeev had said that the Governor has not refused to sign the ordinances and that even the Left government was against the ‘Ordinance Raj’ and that it had every intention of convening a session to ratify the ordinances. .
Among the ordinances expiring on Monday, the Kerala Lokayukta (Amendment) Ordinance was one, which provided that the governor, the chief minister or the state government would be the competent authority and he could either accept or reject a declaration by the public. The Commissioner after giving him an opportunity of being heard.