Thiruvananthapuram: Minister VS Sunil Kumar on Saturday said that the state government doesn’t wish to clash with the Kerala Governor on the matter of convening special Assembly session.

He also said that the government has informed Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on their points and that there is no need for another round of meeting.

“We hope to get a positive response on convening the special Assembly session. The stance of the state government has been informed to the Governor. He also put forward some observations. This have been conveyed to the Chief Minister. An amicable resolution is expected,” he said.

Sunil Kumar also said that the matter is not a stand-off between the state and central governments and there is no need for the Centre to intervene.

Meanwhile, many reports have surfaced that Governor will soon give his consent for the Assembly session. On Friday Minister Sunil Kumar and AK Balan had met Governor.

Earlier, the Kerala Governor had rejected permission for the special Assembly session on December 23 that was aimed to pass a resolution against the new farm laws introduced by the Centre.

Upon clarifying, the governor had said there was 'no emergency situation' in the state for convening a special assembly session.

After this move, the Kerala government has decided to convene the Assembly on December 31 and has sent a request again to the Governor in this regard.

On December 24, Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, in a detailed letter said that he did not refuse to accede to the request for convening the special assembly session, but 'raised some questions' and instead of replying to it, the Chief Minister 'chose to bring in extraneous issues'.

In a reply to a letter by Kerala Chief Minister, the Kerala Governor said, "You will agree that as Chief Minister, it is your constitutional duty to keep the Governor fully informed about the decisions of the government and it is my right to be consulted and to counsel the government. But somehow you give information when I raise questions; otherwise, you take shelter behind vague terms, like in the current case, "to discuss some serious issues".

Following this, Agriculture Minister, VS Sunil Kumar and Law Minister AK Balan met Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Friday at his residence and requested him to grant permission for the special Assembly session that is scheduled on December 31.

Later both ministers expressed the outcome of the meeting to be ‘positive’.