Patna, Jul 21 (PTI) The five-day monsoon session of the Bihar Legislative Assembly began on Monday, with tributes paid to political leaders who passed away earlier this year.
This was followed by Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, who also holds the Finance portfolio, presenting the first supplementary budget of around Rs 57,947 crore for the current financial year.
Soon after, Speaker Nand Kishor Yadav adjourned the House for the day.
During the session, several important legislative and financial business will be taken up.
The Speaker said this would be the final session of the current Assembly before the state goes to polls, and urged cooperation from both treasury and opposition benches to ensure smooth proceedings.
The session will end on July 25.
The opening day also saw protests by members of the CPI(ML) Liberation, a constituent of the INDIA bloc, who demonstrated against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. Wearing black kurtas, the MLAs marked their dissent by staging a symbolic protest at the Assembly premises. PTI NAC PKD MNB
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