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Chief Minister M.K. Stalin addressed the special legislative assembly session, moving resolutions to repass ten returned bills and defend state legislative sovereignty.

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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin delivered a historic address during a special session of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, convened specifically to reaffirm the constitutional supremacy of the legislature. Stalin moved statutory resolutions to repass ten crucial legislative enactments returned by Governor R.N. Ravi, demonstrating the assembly's uncompromising resolve to protect state legislative sovereignty from arbitrary gubernatorial obstruction.

In his impassioned legislative speech, Stalin outlined the constitutional doctrine governing state assemblies, noting that when a legislature re-adopts a returned bill without amendments, the Governor is constitutionally bound to grant assent. He pointed out that withholding assent without assigning valid constitutional reasons degrades the sanctity of parliamentary democracy and violates the fundamental rights of state legislatures under Article 200 of the Indian Constitution.

The Chief Minister received widespread support across political parties represented in the House as the bills were unanimously readopted. Stalin affirmed that Tamil Nadu's legislative fight serves as a landmark constitutional precedent for all states defending federal rights against central overreach. He declared that elected representatives derive their mandate directly from the people, and no appointed authority can nullify the democratic will of the Tamil Nadu Assembly.

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