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Chennai, Oct 13 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Assembly will convene for a four-day session on Tuesday, Speaker M. Appavu said on Monday.
Announcing the program after chairing the meeting of the Business Advisory Committee, which was attended by members of both the ruling party and the opposition, the Speaker said the session would begin with paying tribute to those who passed away recently, including victims of the tragic Karur stampede, former Nagaland Governor L. Ganesan, veteran CPI leader Sudhakar Reddy and senior IAS officer Beela.
On the day of the inauguration, the House will also pass a condolence resolution on the death of Valparai MLA Amul Kandasamy before adjournment.
The Speaker said the Assembly will meet on October 15, 16 and 17 to discuss the supplementary demands for grants for the financial year 2025-26. Each day’s meeting will begin at 9.30 am, starting with Question Hour, followed by debate on the grant.
“The discussion will continue for three days and on the concluding day the government will give its reply to the debate on the supplementary estimates for the financial year 2025-26,” Appavu said.
Officials said the upcoming session, though short, is expected to be important as it will provide the government an opportunity to seek legislative approval for additional expenditure proposals that have come up during the financial year.
The opposition is also expected to raise several issues including Karur tragedy, price rise and law and order concerns.
This will be the first assembly meeting after the Karur incident in which several people lost their lives at an event organized by Tamil superstar-turned-politician Vijay.
The proceedings are likely to see strong exchanges between the ruling party and the opposition parties as the parties prepare for the upcoming political session.
The Assembly Secretariat has completed all preparations for the smooth conduct of the session, which will be presided over by the Speaker and will be attended by Chief Minister MK Stalin, his Cabinet colleagues and members across party lines.
–IANS
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