Dates of Mizoram Assembly session changed

Aizawl: The proposed calendar of the coming Mizoram Legislative Assembly session was on Tuesday changed by the business advisory committee (BAC) deciding that the session would be only for three days.

Sources in the Assembly Secretariat told a news agency that the session would begin on March 18 and continue till March 20 as against the earlier proposal of the session for 13 days (from March 18 to April 3).

State Governor Vakkom Purushothaman would deliver his annual gubernatorial address to the Assembly on the first day of the session and the Supplementary Demand for grants for 2013-2014 would be presented by the Finance Minister Lalsawta who would also seek a vote-on-account on the same day.

The motion of thanks on the Governor's address would be discussed on March 19 and other businesses would also be taken up.

The Supplementary Demand and the Vote-on-account would be deliberated and expected to be passed on March 20, the officials said.