N.R. Elango, MP, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, Kapil Sibal, MP, N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, and Udayanidhi Stalin, MLA, at the inauguration of the Rakesh Endowment Lecture for Justice and Equity.B. Velankanni Ra
Rajya Sabha member and senior lawyer Kapil Sibal said on Saturday that the Governor had very limited powers under the Constitution. If he thought a Bill violated some provisions of parliamentary legislation, he could only refer it to the Union, to the President, or he could send it back to the legislature with his comments.
He was delivering the first Rakesh Endowment Lecture for Justice and Equity instituted by the Rakesh Law Foundation, which was set up by Rajya Sabha member and advocate N.R. Elango.
Mr. Sibal said the office of Governor was unfortunately a legacy of India’s colonial past. “I don’t see why we should have Governors. We should evolve a different mechanism to deal with our relationship with the Union,” he said.
Earlier, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin unveiled the photo of Rakesh Ranganathan, who died in a road accident in March. His family started an endowment in the name of the 20-year-old law student at the Roja Muthiah Research Library. Rajya Sabha member R.S. Bharathi, former judges Raja Elango and S.M. Akbar Ali and Chepauk-Triplicane MLA Udhayanidhi Stalin were present.
On a question about Centre-State relations from N. Ram, former Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu who moderated the discussion, Mr. Sibal said that when the Constitution was adopted, it was structured on the basis of the 1935 Act. Most subjects which should have been on the State List were now on the Concurrent List.
“So the Central government can say they can have a central test for entry to universities. The education system in this country is so diverse that you cannot bring equity to the system. So what about NEET, which Tamil Nadu is so against and so am I personally. The point is how does a student under the State Board compete when the curriculum is based on the CBSE. I believe the subjects of health and education should be on the State list. We need to amend the Constitution
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