Punjab cabinet recommends dissolution of Assembly
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal in Chandigarh on Friday.
The
Cabinet has recommended dissolution of the state Assembly under Section
15 sub-section 2 of the People's Representation Act, 1951, a government
spokesman said.
The Governor is competent to dissolve the state Assembly under section 2(b) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India.
The
Cabinet rejected the proposed draft water policy of the Central
government. The Cabinet also rejected the proposal of the Union
government to set up the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
Ex-post
facto approval was also given to the additional Government of Punjab
Guarantee worth Rs 1500 crore to the Punjab State Power Corporation
Limited (PSPCL) during 2011-2012.
The
Cabinet allowed the Cultural Affairs department to utilise Rs 10 crore
out of Rs 50 crore corpus for the repayment of installments of the
principal amount against the loan taken for the completion of World
Class Virasat-e-Khalsa Heritage Complex at Sri Anandpur Sahib.
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