Nagpur: In some good news for politicians of Vidarbha, the Maharashtra legislature will be opening its permanent office at Vidhan Bhavan premises here. Earlier, this office used to operate temporarily only during the winter session in December every year. Now, the office will remain operational throughout the year.
The permanent office would be inaugurated on January 4 at 1.30pm at the Commonwealth Parliamentary Board’s cell on the first floor of the old building. Dignitaries, including legislative council chairman Ramraje Nimbalkar and speaker Nana Patole along with legislative officials, will attend the event.
Patole had initiated the proposal and followed it up vigorously. The demand for having such an office in the city was old and many leaders had demanded it earlier.
“It will be the first time such an office is opening in Nagpur. The legislators from the region will benefit. The legislative committees can conduct their official meetings in the new office. There would be a small library which could be used by the legislators and staff members. Currently, we will have five to six employees to look after the new office. We will complete formalities later,” legislative secretary Rajendra Bhagwat told TOI.