Session started on 22nd December (News18)
Thorat said he submitted a letter written by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to the Governor, seeking his approval for the election schedule for the post of Speaker.
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A delegation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in Maharashtra on Sunday met Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and handed over a letter seeking his approval to hold elections for the post of Speaker of the Legislative Assembly during the ongoing winter session of the state legislature. State Urban Development Minister Eknath Shinde (of Shiv Sena), Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat (of Congress) and Food and Civil Supplies Minister Chhagan Bhujbal (of NCP) met the Governor at Raj Bhavan this evening. The election for the Speaker’s post is likely to be held during the current winter session, which ends on December 28.
The session started on 22nd December. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Thorat, who is also the leader of the Congress Legislature Party, said that he submitted a letter written by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to the governor, seeking his approval for the election schedule. Speaker’s position.
“The governor sought details of amendments to legislative rules regarding holding elections through voice vote instead of ballot paper. He said that he will discuss and take more information from legal experts and will convey his decision by tomorrow.” .
The post of Speaker of the Assembly has been lying vacant since February this year, when the incumbent Nana Patole resigned to take over as the state Congress chief. Congress MLA Sangram Thopte is leading for this post. Thorat and Shinde said the governor neither discussed the issue of suspension of 12 BJP MLAs from the assembly nor the long pending nomination of 12 members to the Legislative Council from the governor’s quota.
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