Puducherry: Three-day assembly session to begin tomorrow with Bedi's address
The three-day first session of the 30-member Puducherry Assembly in 2018 will commence with the customary address of Lt Governor Kiran Bedi tomorrow. Later, CM V Narayanasamy will table the Vote on Account Bill to get House's nod for fund allocation to the Puducherry government to meet its expenditure during the first few months of the fiscal 2018-2019. Here are more details.
Full-fledged budget will be presented in April or May
A full-fledged budget will be presented either in April or May 2018, the source said. The House will be meeting in the backdrop of the Madras HC upholding the appointment of three BJP functionaries of Puducherry unit as nominated members of the House. These members were appointed as nominated members by the Union Home Ministry through its order issued on June 23, 2017.
The appointment triggers protest by Congress and its ally
The appointment of BJP functionaries triggered protests by the Congress and its ally, the DMK. Parliamentary Secretary to Chief Minister K Lakshminarayanan had challenged the appointment through a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Madras High court. However, the court in its verdict pronounced on March 22 upheld the appointment of the three members under the Union Territories Act 1963.
