Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has described as unheard of a Rajya Sabha member filing a petition with the Chairman seeking to initiate breach of privileges and contempt proceedings against a Chief Minister. Narasimha Rao against Mr. Vijayan after the Kerala Assembly passed a resolution against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on December 31, Mr. Vijayan said the Assembly had its own rights and privileges and it could not be violated. The Rajya Sabha functioned as per rules. Similarly, the Assembly had a special protection and it could not be violated, Mr. Vijayan said. Asked about the strong reactions of Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on the protests against the Act, Mr. Vijayan said that such remarks need be deemed only as his personal observations.

Source: The Hindu January 01, 2020 18:17 UTC