The Hindu : Assembly session till July 27

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Tuesday, Jul 16, 2002

Southern States

Southern States - Andhra Pradesh

Assembly session till July 27

By Our Special Correspondent

HYDERABAD JULY 15. The monsoon session of the Assembly, which opened here on Monday, will continue till July 27.

This was decided at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the House. It would now sit for 11 working days, although the Opposition sought a 15-day sitting. It would not sit on July 20 and 21.

It would take up a motion to condole the death of Bhavanam Venkatram, former Chief Minister, tomorrow and after a short break, discussion on power situation under rule 304. A short discussion on the drought situation was slated for July 24. The House would sit also in the evenings on July 22 and 23 to take up Government bills, seeking to replace ordinances.

The Leader of the House, N. Chandrababu Naidu, is understood to have responded favourably to the suggestion that the date for the next session should be finalised on the last day of the current session.

The House would have sat for 40 days (as on July 27). The Government plans another 10-day sitting later to take the total number of days to 50 during the calendar year.

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