THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticised Governor Aarif Mohammad Khan for denying permission to convene the assembly session. The governor said he is doing his dharma and this may be due to a misunderstanding, he said.

The Governor has to approve cabinet’s decision given. The governor’s decision is against the parliamentary system. The governor usually approves the recommendation of the cabinet meet. Will recommend the governor to convene the assembly session on December 31. We expect the governor to approve it. The state is concerned about the problems of the farmers, he said.

The Governor had shot down an earlier state government recommendation to convene the special session on December 23 on the ground that there was no urgency since a special session was slated to be convened on January 8, 2021.