Tamil Nadu Assembly: Governor has referred anti-NEET Bill To Centre for Presidential assent, says MK Stalin

NE NEWS SERVICE
CHENNAI, MAY 4

Tamil Nad Assembly. NE FILE PHOTO

Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday said the Tamil Nadu Assembly bill seeking an exemption to the state from the ambit of the National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET) has been sent to the Centre for Presidential assent by Governor RN Ravi.

The chief Minister informed the state Assembly that he has been informed by the Governor’s secretary that the bill has been sent to the Union Home Ministry to enable Presidential assent for the same. “As part of our struggle for NEET exemption, in the next step, we should jointly take all efforts to insist the Centre for Presidential assent for the bill,” he said.

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