Chennai: Tamilnadu Fisheries Minister D Jayakumar today said they have already urged Governor Banwarilal Purohit to give approval to a Bill passed by Tamilnadu Assembly, providing 7.5 per cent reservation to government school students who clear NEET to get into medical admissions.
‘We can’t pressurise him much,’ he said and expressed hope that the Governor would give his nod to the Bill.
Five Ministers met Purohit at the Raj Bhavan Tuesday and requested him to clear the Bill.
The delegation, comprising Ministers C Ve Shanmugam, Jayakumar, K P Anbalagan, K A Sengottaiyan and Dr C Vijayabaskar met Purohit at the Raj Bhavan and sought his nod for Bill which was unanimously passed in the State Assembly on 15 September as the NEET results were announced and the counselling for medical admissions were set to begin.
Meanwhile, Purohit has replied to a letter written by DMK president and Leader of Opposition MK Stalin asking for at least 3-4 weeks time to decide upon 7.5 per cent reservation Bill in medical courses for government school students who clear the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test.
This has not gone down well with political parties in the State. DMK has announced a protest against the Governor for his delay in taking a decision regarding the reservation bill on 24 October in Chennai.