TN oppn seeks Guv's intervention in forming House Committees

The Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, led by its Leader MK Stalin, today sought Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao's intervention in the constitution of various House Committees.
DMK, Congress and IUML submitted a memorandum with Rao, saying House committees like Public Affairs Committee and Estimates Committee are formed within 15 days of a new Assembly but it has not been done despite five months having lapsed.
They said Speaker P Dhanapal had said a notification would be issued in this regard when they took up the matter on the floor of the House in September but no action has been taken so far.

"The functioning of various committees of Legislature and their study reports have helped the Government to ensure better administration, including timely implementation of various promises made in the House," they said.
Citing Assembly rules they said the Speaker should appoint a member from the opposition party as Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee. Further the number of members elected should be proportionate to the strength of members in each party, they said.
They had also submitted a memorandum to Leader of the House O Panneerselvam "but so far no announcement has been made," they added.
The Speaker, who is elected by the House, "has himself ignored certain sections of the Rules of Business and had so far not constituted the various committees which functions as part of proceedings of the Assembly," they said.

"Hence, we seek your intervention under Article 175(2) of the Constitution of India to direct the Speaker to constitute all the House Committees of the Assembly, strictly following the rules regarding membership and Chairmanship of various committees, at the earliest and oblige," they said.