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State to talk to Centre on higher education for refugees

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The matter has already been brought to my notice: Karunanidhi

CHENNAI: Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Saturday said that the State Government would hold discussions with the Centre to enable students among the Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to avail themselves of higher education in the State.

Responding to Pattali Makkal Katchi Member T. Velmurugan's request on this issue Mr. Karunanidhi said that the matter had already been brought to his notice.

He said that some lawyers had recently met him with a plea that the State government should not implement certain provisions of the amendments to the Code of Criminal Procedure Code.

Following his assurance in this regard, the lawyers had also assured that they would not resort to any court boycott. "I will fulfil my assurance and I hope that they also will adhere to their promise," the Chief Minister said in response to an issue raised by C. Gnanasekaran (Congress).

The notices given by two All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs to raise privilege issues under Rule 220 of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Rules, against Mr. Karunanidhi and Assembly Secretary M. Selvaraj were disallowed.

Bader Sayeed (AIADMK) said the Chief Minister had disclosed the secret noting of the files handled by the then Speaker K. Kalimuthu during the previous Government with regard to leasing canteens inside the Government Estate. Mr. Karunanidhi also "disclosed several important Government secrets relating to the administration of the State Government" at a public meeting in Chepauk constituency on August 6, she said.

M. Paranjothi (AIADMK) said he had given a notice for raising the privilege issue against Mr. Selvaraj, as proper procedure was not adopted in taking up the no-confidence motion against the Speaker on August 3. Quoting relevant rules, he said the motion should have been taken up for discussion after giving 14-day notice as required under Article 179 of the Constitution, he said.

Denying permission for the privilege motions, Mr. Avudaiappan said there was no prima facie case in the two notices.

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