In a first of sorts Bengal Guv summons Assembly session at 2 AM acting on a typo in the state governments recommendation
Kolkata Feb 24 PTI In what may be a first of sorts in legislative history West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday summoned West Bengals legislature for a session past mid-night at 2 AM on March 7 Dhankar said he was merely acting on the recommendation of the Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet which he described as unusual though both state government officials as well as the states speaker Biman Banerjee said the request for calling the assembly session at 2 AM was a case of a simple typographical error where PM became AM If the session is indeed called at 2 AM at night it will mean legislators will have to literally burn the midnight oil as well as Governor Dhankar who would have to give his opening speech at that odd hour In a tweet Dhankar said that finding the timing of the session after midnight somewhat odd he had called the state Chief Secretary for urgent consultation before noon Thursday However there was usual compliance failure he complained Thereafter he took the decision to call the house at the late hour accepting the cabinet decision the Governor said Invoking article 174 1 of Constitution accepting Cabinet Decision Assembly has been summoned to meet on March 7 2022 at 200 AM he tweeted Assembly meeting after midnight at 200 AM is unusual and history of sorts in making but that is Cabinet Decision Dhankar added The Governor in his tweet pointed out the proposal in the cabinet memo which he received from the state cabinet said Now it is proposed that West Bengal Legislative Assembly may be summoned by Honble Governor on 7032022 at 2am The governor had earlier sent back a recommendation by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for summoning the Assembly for the Budget Session saying that as per constitutional provision it must come from the state Cabinet PTI AMR ACD JRC JRC JRC
Kolkata Feb 24 PTI In what may be a first of sorts in legislative history West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Thursday summoned West Bengals legislature for a session past mid-night at 2 AM on March 7 Dhankar said he was merely acting on the recommendation of the Mamata Banerjee-led cabinet which he described as unusual though both state government officials as well as the states speaker Biman Banerjee said the request for calling the assembly session at 2 AM was a case of a simple typographical error where PM became AM If the session is indeed called at 2 AM at night it will mean legislators will have to literally burn the midnight oil as well as Governor Dhankar who would have to give his opening speech at that odd hour In a tweet Dhankar said that finding the timing of the session after midnight somewhat odd he had called the state Chief Secretary for urgent consultation before noon Thursday However there was usual compliance failure he complained Thereafter he took the decision to call the house at the late hour accepting the cabinet decision the Governor said Invoking article 174 1 of Constitution accepting Cabinet Decision Assembly has been summoned to meet on March 7 2022 at 200 AM he tweeted Assembly meeting after midnight at 200 AM is unusual and history of sorts in making but that is Cabinet Decision Dhankar added The Governor in his tweet pointed out the proposal in the cabinet memo which he received from the state cabinet said Now it is proposed that West Bengal Legislative Assembly may be summoned by Honble Governor on 7032022 at 2am The governor had earlier sent back a recommendation by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for summoning the Assembly for the Budget Session saying that as per constitutional provision it must come from the state Cabinet PTI AMR ACD JRC JRC JRC
