TThe relationship between the Government of the Democratic Front (LDF) of the ICC (M) in Kerala and the governor has been more or less a quiet matter.
At the end of the 1980s, there was a confrontation between the CPI (M) and the duration of the governor the two -year possession of Ram Dulari Sinha, who was a former union and Minister of State of Bihar. The then front ruler blocked the horns with the governor on the nomination of some members to the senados of the universities of Kerala and Calicut of their election, thus ignoring the recommendations of the state government. The LDF Tok to the streets protesting against the governor and even organized marches to Raj Bhavan. Later, the LDF government also approved a resolution in the Assembly condemning its “autocratic acts.”
Some of the young leaders of the Federation of Students of India, who were at the forefront of these protests, then graduated in politicians to become state ministers in the second LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan, which again Arthor’s course again.
He thought Mr. Khan tied his mandate as governor by declaring that he wanted to help the state government, the relationship became sour in a short time. Both the governor and the Government hardened their positions on a series of issues related to the State. At one point, the main minister and the governor even refused to recognize each other and exchange smiles, if not pleasant, while attending public functions. The governor also criticized the government in press conferences and challenges the activists of the Student Federation of India, who protested against him in the streets, to confront him directly and called them criminals. When Mr. Khan was appointed Governor of Bihar, the LDF government decided not to give him a ceremonial farewell.
Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar, former worker of the Bharatiya Janata (BJP) party, was appointed the next governor. He was harassing his mandate with a cordial note with the government, as did the litigation against the former governor remained pending with the Supreme Court. Mr. Arlekar surprised all those who expected the conflict between the governor and the government to continue the main minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Minister of Finance of the Union, Nirmala Sitharaman, for a breakfast meeting in Kerala House recently.
However, a recently historic judgment of the Supreme Court has arrived at the most important moment for both the Governor and the State Government. Declaging the prolonged negative of the governor of Tamil Nadu Rvi to give consent to 10 bills as in the illegal and erroneous law, the court set a period of time for the governors and the President to act on the bills approved by the state legislatures.
Kerala was one of the states that touched the governor of the Supreme Court. He had also established the legal and political circles of the state of ApTos with his surprise decision to present an appeal in the Supreme Court after President Druguadi Murmu retained the axes by four bills approved by Kerala’s legislature with Rasons.
The LDF government hastened to affirm that the Apex court has claimed its position on the issue by establishing a timeline for the governors and the president to act on the bills, in the request presented by Tamil Nadu, he only thought that the Supreme Court is in case. However, he was captured by surprise when Mr. Arlekar gave an interview to the media that described the order of the Supreme Court as a judicial over -overdraft. This has given rise to apprehensions that the bonhomie between the governor and the government cannot last long.
However, the Government has approached the situation with abundant caution and the ministers who responded to the governor’s statement were careful not to rub it incorrectly. They also seemed to have been limited to the law issues discussed in the order of the Supreme Court and not to the crossed swords with the governor.
It is not yet time for the Kerala government to rejoice, since the Supreme Court will address a final verdict on the issues raised by him only next month. In addition, there is apprehension that the Court can send the case to a Bank of the Constitution. This meant that the Government will have to handle the current situation with extreme Caaution.
Published – April 16, 2025 12:56 am isth
