PATNA: Legislative council acting chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh held an all-party meeting on Wednesday which focussed on smooth running of the budget session of the state legislature, which is scheduled to commence on Friday.
Similarly, state assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha is also scheduled to hold a meeting on Thursday, assembly sources said.
Singh held the meeting in his council chamber. Several ministers and representative MLCs from across political parties including ruling BJP and JD(U), RJD, Congress and CPI participated in it.
The participants included parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary and health minister Mangal Pandey, members Nawal Kishore Yadav, Kedar Nath Pandey, Neeraj Kumar, Ghulam Gaus, Ramchandra Purbey, Aditya Narayan Pandey, Prem Chandra Mishra and Ghulam Rasool. Acting secretary of the council secretariat, Vinod Kumar, was also present on the occasion.
Council chairman stressed on the need for efficient running of the House as per the standing rules of business, so that questions put by the members for replies from the government and other matters on the business agenda are successfully taken up. He also urged the participants to maintain a healthy atmosphere during the session.