The winter session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, which was scheduled to commence on December 28, has been put off in the light of the "Covid-19 situation", an official said on Sunday, hours after protem speaker revealed that 61 employees and officials of the Assembly secretariat and five MLAs have tested covid positive. The decision to postpone the three-day session was taken at an all-party meeting held here in evening, he said.

"The 3-day session has been postponed due to the Covid-19 situation. The three days (of the session which will be now washed out) will be added in the Budget session, which would be a lengthy one," Legislative Assembly's Principal Secretary AP Singh told before media.

The all-party meeting was attended by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Home Minister Narottam Mishra, state Congress unit president Kamal Nath and others. Meantime, former Union minister Arun Yadav said the Congress will continue to hold protests against the three farm laws passed by the Centre. The Congress had earlier stated that the party leaders will reach the Assembly campus on Monday on tractors to protest against these laws.

Earlier in the day, Assembly Protem Speaker Rameshwar Sharma told reporters that 61 employees and officials of the state Assembly secretariat have tested coronavirus positive so far. Sharma also said the MLAs and their personal staff had been asked to undergo coronavirus test before the session began.

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