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Shimla: The Budget Session of the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly is set to commence tomorrow on March 10 with the address of Governor of Himachal Pradesh, Shiv Pratap Shukla, delivering his opening address.
The session, scheduled to run from March 10 to March 28, will include a total of 16 sittings. Discussions on the Governor’s address are planned from March 11 to March 13.
In a significant prelude to the budget session, an all-party meeting was convened on Sunday under the chairmanship of Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Pathania. The meeting witnessed the participation of Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan, Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania, and BJP Chief Whip Sukhram Chaudhary.
Responding to the opposition’s demands, Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania acknowledged the amicable atmosphere of the all-party meeting and confirmed that the issues raised would be deliberated in the Assembly.
“The all-party meeting was held in a cordial atmosphere. The demand to extend the session and change the budget presentation time has been raised. We will decide on these matters as per the rules of the House,” said Pathania.
The opposition, led by Jairam Thakur, expressed concern over the shortened duration of the budget session. The session, which was traditionally 20 days long, has been reduced to 16 days, which the opposition believes is insufficient for comprehensive discussions on crucial public issues.
“The session has been reduced from 20 days to just 16 days, which is inadequate for proper discussion,” said Jairam Thakur. He also emphasized that only three days have been allocated for discussing the Governor’s address, despite the need for all members to voice their opinions. Thakur further urged that for the budget, scheduled to be presented on March 17 (Monday) at 2:00 PM, the opposition has demanded that they should follow the earlier tradition of presenting the Budget at 11:00 AM.
