The Kerala governor further said, “The Constitution has not put any time limit for the Governor to give assent to the bill. But if SC today says there has to be a time limit, be it one or three months, it becomes a Constitutional amendment.”

“It is the right of the Parliament to make amendments. You need to have a two-thirds majority in favour of the amendment. And two judges sitting there decide the fate of the constitutional provisions. I don’t understand this. The constitutional amendment is a prerogative of the Parliament. They could have suggested, there needs to be a time -limit,” he added.

The Kerala Governor’s response has also opened a door for debate over the power of the SC to interfere in powers vested with governors.

The opposition ruled states like Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, and Punjab had openly come out against their respective governor’s alleged interference in governance.

The Pinarayi Vijayan-led cabinet had also staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the same issue, parading the other opposition-ruled states. The Stalin government has recently organized a conference against the proposed delimitation of parliamentary constituencies.