Punjab Cabinet on Thursday decided to summon a Special Session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha for one day, on September 3, 2021, for commemoration of the historic 400th prakash purb of Guru Tegh Bahadur. The Cabinet approved recommending to the Governor summoning of the 15th session of the House under Article 174 (1) of the Constitution of India.
Spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office said that the session would start with obituary references at 10 am, followed by celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur at 11 am. The Chief Minister said that he will invite Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Punjab Governor VP Singh Badnore, and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as guests at the special session.