Himachal Vidhan Sabha to have its first Zero Hour during winter session starting tomorrow

Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania says 346 questions have been received from MLAs for discussion during the four-day winter session.

Written by Saurabh Parashar

Shimla | December 17, 2024 04:46 PM IST

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Zero Hour allows MLAs to raise issues of urgent public importance. To raise matters during Zero Hour, the legislators must submit a notice to the Speaker or chairperson before 10 am on the day of the sitting. (File Image)

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly will have its first Zero Hour in the 2024 winter session, set to start on Wednesday at Dharamshala in Kangra district, Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said in a notification on Tuesday.

During the monsoon session held in September, Pathania expressed his intention to introduce Zero Hour in the Assembly. However, the Sukhvinder Singh-led state government requested more time to prepare a standard operating procedure for its implementation. Subsequently, the Speaker issued the notification under Rule 346 of the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Act and Rules 1973.

Pathania said that 346 questions have been received from MLAs for discussion during the four-day winter session, which will end on December 21.

The Assembly consists of 68 members, with the Congress holding 40 seats and the Opposition BJP 28 seats.

During the winter session, the BJP plans to corner the Government led by Chief Minister Sukhu on issues such as unemployment, fiscal deficit, new guest teacher policy, corruption, illegal mining, and exclusion of many women from the Indira Gandhi Payari Behna Sukh Samman Nidhi Yojana aid scheme.

Leader of the Opposition and former chief minister Jairam Thakur has already criticised the government demanding that the duration of the winter session be increased to at least a week.

Saurabh Parashar

Saurabh Parashar is a journalist with The Indian Express, where he primarily covers developments in Himachal Pradesh. He has been associated with The Indian Express since 2017 and has earlier worked with The Times of India. He has 17 year + experience in the field of print journalism. An alumnus of Government College for Men, Sector 11, (Panjab University), Chandigarh, Saurabh holds a Diploma in Journalism from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, Chandigarh. He pursued his Master’s in Mass Communication from Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar. In addition, he completed his law degree from Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla. ... Read More

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