6 bills pending with Karnataka Guv Thaawarchand Gehlot: Minister H K Patil
Bengaluru: Karnataka Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister H K Patil on Thursday said at least six bills are pending with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot.
These six bills, Patil said, are in the stage of correspondence between his department and the Governor's office.
The minister's reaction came after the Governor returned the Karnataka Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Ordinance-2024 regarding 60 per cent usage of Kannada language in signboards.
There are a few bills pending with the Governor, who has sought some details, the minister said adding that his department is providing them.
"Since there is a correspondence going on between the parliamentary affairs department and the Governor's office, there is nothing I should discuss at this point in time," Patil said.
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The minister further said, "We had sent 19 bills out of which six are yet to come (with his assent). He (Gehlot) has sent back some bills seeking details while he is yet to respond to a few others." Patil, however, clarified that the Governor returned the bills. Instead, he has only sought some details. They are pending since last session, he added.
"For example, we wanted to set up Yallamma Gudda Development Board. So, the Governor has asked for some details. So, we furnished all those information. He had also sought details about the Bombay Public Trust Act, which we have provided," Patil explained.
Regarding the Governor returning the Karnataka Language Comprehensive Development (Amendment) Ordinance-2024, the minister said it was returned due to a 'technical issue'.
"In my understanding it is just technical issue. Even the Governor in his clarification has said that this should be passed in the legislature. Since the ordinance came up after we announced a date (to conduct the legislature session), it has to tabled in the legislature again," Patil added.
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Trump says EU has until July 4 to approve last year's trade deal or it will face higher tariffs
Washington (AP): President Donald Trump has said in a social media post that goods from the European Union would face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year's trade framework by July 4.
The announcement on Thursday appeared to be a deadline extension after the president said last Friday that EU autos would face a higher 25 per cent tariff starting this week. Trump made the updated announcement after what he described as a "great call" with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
Still, the US president was displeased that the European Parliament had yet to finalize the trade arrangement reached last year, which was further complicated in February by the US Supreme Court ruling that Trump lacked the legal authority to declare an economic emergency to impose the initial tariffs used to pressure the EU into talks.
"A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO!" Trump posted. "I agreed to give her until our Country's 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels."
It was unclear from the post whether Trump was implying that the tariff rates would jump on all EU goods or the increase would only apply to autos.
His latest statement indicates he might be backing away from his earlier threat on EU autos by giving the European Parliament several more weeks to approve the agreement.
Under the original terms of the framework, the US would charge a 15 per cent tax on most goods imported from the EU.
But since the Supreme Court ruling, the administration has levied a 10 per cent tariff while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues, aiming to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.
