<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Welcoming the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>’s landmark verdict against governors delaying assent to bills passed by state assemblies, CPI(M) Kerala state secretary M V Govindan on Friday said it was a setback to the Union government’s attempts to destroy federalism in the country.</p>.<p>Addressing reporters here, he said the verdict on the petition of Tamil Nadu government was a warning to the BJP-led central government which was trying to weaken states ruled by opposition parties with its political intervention.</p>.<p>The significant Supreme Court verdict ensures protection to the powers vested with the elected governments in all states, he said.</p>.Governor is only a 'postman' between Centre and State: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin.<p>The SC decision to consider as ‘endorsed’ the 10 bills passed and reiterated by the Tamil Nadu assembly has set a new chapter in judicial history, Govindan said.</p>.<p>He said with the new verdict, the Kerala government’s appeal before the Supreme Court on the bills passed by the state assembly is also expected to receive a favourable response from the Apex court.</p>.<p>The verdict is a serious blow to the Centre’ attempts to use governors to destabilise opposition governments to push their agenda of ‘saffronisation’, Govindan said.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Welcoming the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a>’s landmark verdict against governors delaying assent to bills passed by state assemblies, CPI(M) Kerala state secretary M V Govindan on Friday said it was a setback to the Union government’s attempts to destroy federalism in the country.</p>.<p>Addressing reporters here, he said the verdict on the petition of Tamil Nadu government was a warning to the BJP-led central government which was trying to weaken states ruled by opposition parties with its political intervention.</p>.<p>The significant Supreme Court verdict ensures protection to the powers vested with the elected governments in all states, he said.</p>.Governor is only a 'postman' between Centre and State: Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin.<p>The SC decision to consider as ‘endorsed’ the 10 bills passed and reiterated by the Tamil Nadu assembly has set a new chapter in judicial history, Govindan said.</p>.<p>He said with the new verdict, the Kerala government’s appeal before the Supreme Court on the bills passed by the state assembly is also expected to receive a favourable response from the Apex court.</p>.<p>The verdict is a serious blow to the Centre’ attempts to use governors to destabilise opposition governments to push their agenda of ‘saffronisation’, Govindan said.</p>