Special session of Gujarat assembly tomorrow, budget session from February 24 to March 31

Gandhinagar: The one day special session of the Gujarat assembly would be held tomorrow while the budget session would be held from February 24 to March 31, Minister of State for Legislative Affairs Pradipsinh Jadeja informed today.

Jadeja said that Finance Minster Nitin Patel would table the budget in the house on February 24.

After the meeting of the business advisory committee of the house today, Jadeja told newsmen that during the special one day session tomorrow, the governor would address the house as it was the first session of the year.
It has been basically convened to support the 126 th amendment of the constitution pertaining to increasing the tenure of reservation to SC and ST community for 10 more years after January 25. As per the article 368 of the constitution, It was required that at least 50% of the state assemblies should support it.

He said that a motion supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 would also be moved in the house later tomorrow.

Jadeja said that the Budget session would be held from February 24 to March 31. On the very first day FM Nitin Patel would present the budget. During the session of total 37 days there would be only 25 working days.

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