As the season changes, the dates for the parliamentary meetings are going to change as well. The monsoon session of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Councils will be held from September 21 to 30. A State Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday has decided that the sessions would be held in Bengaluru keeping in mind precautionary measures necessary for COVID-19.
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"Karnataka Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council sessions will be held between 21-30 September 2020. Opposition parties are ready to attack the state government over the issues of APMC Amendment Act and Land Reform Amendment Act," Karnataka Minister of Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislation JC Madhuswamy was quoted saying a leading daily. As per the reports, Speaker Vishweshwar Hedge had visited the assembly hall in Vidhana Soudha on August 6 to observe how the sessions can take place amid the pandemic.
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Speaking to the media after his visit, he said, “The session has to be held before September 23. We have to make elaborate arrangements so that none of the members, officials, and media faces any health risk,” Article 174 of the Constitution specifies that ‘six months shall not intervene between its last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its first sitting in the next session.’ The previous session was held on March 23 during the budget session, which had to be cut short due to the rise in cases. As per procedure, the next session has to be conducted before 23rd September.
