Bhubaneswar: Following the all-party meeting, Speaker Surya Narayan Patro on Friday said that COVID-19 tests of MLAs will be conducted from Saturday.
“Only those who test negative will be allowed to attend the monsoon session of the Assembly starting September 29,” he said.
The Speaker said the first day of the monsoon session will begin at 11 am. “There will be a 4-hour sitting from 11 am to 1 pm and again from 3 pm to 5 pm every day,” he said.
Patro further said that there will be no Question Hour and 12 Ordinances, which have been cleared by the state Cabinet, will be tabled during the session for discussion.
Sitting arrangements have been made in accordance with social distancing norms, he said.
Senior members, who are unable to attend the session, can do so from the district headquarters or their own office, where video conferencing facility is available. “They have to inform beforehand about it in writing,” he added.
Decisions taken at the all-party meeting are as follows:
Congress MLA Narasingha, however, has termed the decision to suspend Question Hour as illegal and unconstitutional.
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