Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin addressing the Assembly on Monday.
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday granted his assent to the re-adopted Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Bill, 2022 (L.A. Bill No. 53 of 2022). Chief Minister M.Okay. Stalin mentioned the assent was a “good consequence” of the resolution on the Governor adopted by the Assembly earlier within the day. The Governor had earlier returned the Bill, following which the Assembly re-adopted it and despatched it to the Raj Bhavan.
Sharing the information of the Governor’s assent to the Assembly on the finish of the dialogue on budgetary calls for for a few departments on Monday, the Chief Minister mentioned the regulation might be revealed within the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on the identical day.
He mentioned the resolution handed by the Assembly identified how Tamil Nadu’s administration and the longer term of children have been being affected because of the pendency of many Bills, together with the one on online rummy, which had been despatched to the Governor for his assent. The resolution additionally famous the controversial opinions shared by the Governor within the public area, he added.
The Governor had returned the Bill on March 6, saying it was extremely vires the Constitution and against the judgments of courts. The Bill was first adopted within the Assembly on October 19, 2022.
While reintroducing the Bill on March 23, the Chief Minister had recalled that it was drafted primarily based on the suggestions of a committee headed by the retired Madras High Court choose, Justice Chandru, and the School Education Department; and consultations with others. Yet, the Governor returned the Bill after 131 days with some notes.
“The Bill was drafted not only with our intelligence but also with our heart. We may have political differences, which is natural. But anyone with a heart will not have two views on banning online gambling, which has been claiming lives. The State should not hear the cry of a person or a family. If it happens again it will amount to dilution of the meaning of law and the powers of the state. It is the duty of the government to maintain law and order and prevent crimes,” he had mentioned.
The Chief Minister additionally recalled Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Singh Thakur’s assertion in Parliament (on March 21, 2023) that States have been empowered to enact legal guidelines banning online playing, beneath Section 34 of the 7 th Schedule of the Constitution.
“I want to proclaim that we cannot keep aside our conscience and run the government. The object of any law is people’s welfare and their protection. Jurisprudence is a social science, and it will be accepted by legal experts across the world,” Mr. Stalin had mentioned in March.
This was the second time the Tamil Nadu Assembly had re-adopted a Bill returned by the Governor. Last 12 months, on February 8, a Bill in search of exemption for Tamil Nadu from NEET for admission to undergraduate medical programs was re-adopted.
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