Bhopal, Feb 7 (PTI) Leader of Opposition in the Madhya Pradesh assembly Umang Singhar on Friday demanded that the Vidhan Sabha’s budget session be held for 21 days instead of the 15 days as announced.

In a letter to Governor Mangubhai Patel, Singhar said that as per a notification of February 6, the budget session will be held from March 10-24 during which only nine sittings of the House will take place.

According to the LoP, important matters like the governor’s address, thanksgiving motion, and discussion on demands will be taken up during the budget session.

Earlier, the state’s budget sessions used to have more sittings than this time, he said.

Even during these nine days, discussions will effectively be held only on seven days. In the history of the MP assembly, this is the shortest duration of the budget session, claimed the Congress leader.

He said nine days are not enough for discussions in the House, demanding that the session’s duration be increased to 21 days to facilitate discussions on important issues related to the public.

Singhar led a delegation, including deputy leader of the opposition Hemant Katare and senior MLAs Arif Masood and Phool Singh Barriya, that met the governor and handed over the letter demanding 21 days for the budget session. PTI MAS NR

Budget session duration: request for extended sittings to enable full debate on governor's address and demands. Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar requests extension of the budget session duration after a notification fixed the session with nine sittings; he argues that the governor's address, thanksgiving motion and discussion on demands cannot be properly accommodated, that effective debate will occur on only seven sittings, and that the session as scheduled is the shortest in the assembly's history, therefore seeking increased sittings to permit full consideration of public-interest issues.