The much-expected Bill to replace the Tamil Nadu Government’s Jallikattu ordinance will be tabled in the State Assembly this evening, Speaker P Dhanapal said.
“Considering the situation, the Bill will be moved when the House meets at 5 pm today,” he told reporters here.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Council which decides on the agenda and duration of a particular session of the State Assembly.
Dhanapal said the Bill was expected to be passed today itself.
The Speaker’s announcement comes in the backdrop of state-wide police crackdown on pro-Jallikattu protesters who have been agitating for the past one week, demanding lifting of the ban on the bull-taming sport.
Despite promulgation of an ordinance on Saturday for conducting the sport, they had vowed to carry on with their protest till a permanent solution was found to ensure that the sport is held annually without any hindrance.
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