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NT Bureau
Chennai, Jan 28:

        The short and tumultuous session of the Legislative Assembly came to an end yesterday with the assurance of the Chief Minister that State's finances were in a comfortable position.

        He also asserted that violence would never be allowed by his government in the State.

        The session had the AIADMK, MDMK walkouts as a daily feature and the the debate in the House centered around the schemes contained in the Governor's address and the implementation of other schemes by the DMK government.

        During this session, the Congress made an open plea that they be accommodated in the Ministry. Gnanasekaran said the a coalition government in the lines of Maharashtra or Kerala model should become a reality in Tamilnadu too.

        On the initiatives of the Andhra Pradesh government to build a check dam across river Palar, the Public Works Minister Durai Murugan assured the House that if the neighbouring State went ahead with it, Tamilnadu would go to court and protect the interests of the State.

        On Mullaiperiyar, the Minister expressed hope that the State would emerge get justice.

        While the AIADMK and it ally the MDMK continuously demanded the resignation of the Chief Minister, Local Administration Minister and top officials owning responsibility for the Chennai civic poll violence, the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader D Sudarsanam referring to the seizure of a sumo car with explosives last year and the recent arrest of suspected LTTE cadres and the find of rocket launchers in the palk straits said the State should never be allowed to become a weapons sanctuary.

        'The people would never accept the disruption of tranquility in the State,' Sudarsanam said. Referring to the remarks of the Congress leader the Chief Minister assured the House that acts of violence would not be allowed.

        On the closing day, PMK leader GK Mani surprised the treasury benches by saying that ganja laced chocolates are 'freely available' through out the State near educational institutions and also said the illegal lottery was ruining many families. He wanted the government to take stern measures to stop this.

        Earlier, in his address Governor Surjit Singh Barnala urged the Central government to rewrite the Constitution reflecting 'the aspirations of the backward people and minorities in a better fashion.'

        In his customary address the Governor said it was necessary to keep pace with the changing times. 'To ensur e holistic federalism and social justice, the Constitution should be rewritten afresh', Barnala said.