Tamil Nadu Speaker bans prior publication of issues to be raised under Rule 55 and 56 of Assembly
Says the issues must be admitted by the Speaker before being released to the media or publicised on social media
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker J.C.D. Prabhakar has issued a directive on August 24, 2026, prohibiting members and media from publicly disclosing notices submitted under Rule 55 and motions for adjournment under Rule 56 until they are officially approved by the Speaker. The Speaker expressed concern that some members were releasing these notices to the media and social media platforms after submitting them, in violation of Rule 36(5) which stipulates that notices cannot be publicly disseminated before approval by the Speaker.
The Speaker emphasized the importance of adhering to this rule, as per which a notice must be admitted by the Speaker and circulated to all members before any publicity.
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