Gehlot cabinet sticks to convene Assembly session on July 31st: Pratap Singh

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Jaipur: Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh said on discussion was held for the reply to be sent regarding the three points raised by the Governor. Speaking to the media persons he said that “The Cabinet wants the assembly session from July 31. The proposal which was sent earlier for calling the session is our legal right and we are sending it again to the governor”.

The Rajasthan Cabinet on Tuesday discussed the points raised by Governor Kalraj Mishra for calling the state assembly session and said it is sticking to its demand for holding the session from July 31. Pratap Singh said that “The governor’s questions are simple and we discussed their reply. He has no right to be raising queries yet we are giving the reply”. He also said that the government wants no confrontation with the governor and hoped Mishra will now accept the cabinet proposal for calling the session.

“We want permission to convene the assembly session which is our right. We do not want any confrontation with the governor. If he does not accept this now, then it is clear that there is no Constitution in the country,” he said.

He said that if the governor rejects the proposals now, the further course of action will be decided.”We have no competition with the governor, he is the head of our family,” Singh said. When asked about the agenda of the session, he said that it is for the Business Advisory Committee of the assembly to decide.

Regarding seating arrangement as per social distancing norms in the assembly, the minister said that it was for the speaker to look after. “BJP wants to topple the State Government and have made it a prestige issue,” he said. The Minister said, “The BJP stands exposed and they are changing their statements”. The Minister said after Rajasthan, BJP party wants to target West Bengal, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh. The Rajasthan governor has returned cabinet recommendations for calling the assembly session twice with some points.

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