Clearing air over the upcoming second phase of the budget session at Bharadisain, the Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has said that holding the session is a constitutional compulsion and it would be done.
He said that all necessary arrangements for successful holding of the session at Bharadisain would be made. Following the threat posed by the spread of cases of novel Coronavirus in the country and reporting of one patient of the disease in the state doubts were being expressed on the second phase of the budget session of the Uttarakhand assembly.
The ongoing strike by the association of the General and OBC employees was also being cited as an impediment in holding of the session. The possibilities that the remaining part of budget session can also be held in Dehradun were also raised in certain quarters. However all speculations were laid to rest by CM on Monday when he stated that said that holding of session is needed for approval of budget 2020- 21 from the assembly. Senior BJP leader and MLA from Vikasnagar assembly constituency Munna Singh Chauhan said that on the notification of the governor, the budget session of Uttarakhand assembly was convened at Bharadisain.
He said that only one part of the session has taken place in which the budget proposals were tabled and in second part these proposals were be passed. The budget session of Uttarakhand assembly commenced at Bharadisain near Gairsain in Chamoli district on March 3.
The session was adjourned on March 7 (Saturday) by speaker Premchand Agarwal till March 25. The remaining part of session is expected to be of three days.