Sources said Chamling and the governor met twice yesterday: once during the finals of the state Independence Day football tournament at Palzos Stadium and again at the Raj Bhavan.
“The governor and the chief minister were engaged in several moments of conversation during Chamling’s one-hour stay from 5.30pm at the Raj Bhavan tea party. The Opposition political parties had stayed away from Raj Bhavan as a mark of protest against the tabling of what they had been terming a ‘black bill’,” a source present at the Raj Bhavan yesterday said.
“It seems the governor impressed upon the chief minister that he does not have any option but to refer the bill to the President since it contains aspects like ‘preserving peace among communities on grounds of religion, race or caste, as well as child labour’ — subjects that are already on the concurrent list with strong central laws,” the source said.
Once the bill is sent to the President for approval, there is no guarantee it will be passed.
“The President might not sign the bill and put it on the backburner, which can be an embarrassment for the ruling party,” a legal expert said.
The Sikkim Himali Parishad had organised a black-flag protest here on Sunday against the bill and eight of their supporters were arrested for causing “public nuisance”
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“The governor and the chief minister were engaged in several moments of conversation during Chamling’s one-hour stay from 5.30pm at the Raj Bhavan tea party. The Opposition political parties had stayed away from Raj Bhavan as a mark of protest against the tabling of what they had been terming a ‘black bill’,” a source present at the Raj Bhavan yesterday said.
“It seems the governor impressed upon the chief minister that he does not have any option but to refer the bill to the President since it contains aspects like ‘preserving peace among communities on grounds of religion, race or caste, as well as child labour’ — subjects that are already on the concurrent list with strong central laws,” the source said.
Once the bill is sent to the President for approval, there is no guarantee it will be passed.
“The President might not sign the bill and put it on the backburner, which can be an embarrassment for the ruling party,” a legal expert said.
The Sikkim Himali Parishad had organised a black-flag protest here on Sunday against the bill and eight of their supporters were arrested for causing “public nuisance”
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