City to host first assembly session post Covid

Nagpur: While last year’s winter assembly session scheduled for Nagpur was cancelled due to the pandemic, the state government has firmed up plans for December 2021. On Monday, a multi-department meeting was held in the city to chalk out the plan of action.
Rajendra Bhagwat, principal secretary of Maharastra Legislature, met with divisional commissioner Prajakta Lavangare-Verma, NMC commissioner Radhakrishnan B, district collector R Vimala, ZP CEO Yogesh Kumbhekar among other officials.
A meeting of the Legislative Affairs Advisory Committee will be held in Mumbai next week. Monday’s meeting was about reviewing the preliminary preparations made by all the departments for ancillary preparations.
This year’s winter session of the Maharashtra Legislature is proposed in Nagpur from December 7. Since the pandemic’s threat is still not over, precautionary measures were also discussed.
All those entering the legislature’s premises need to have completed both doses of the vaccination. They will have to produce the vaccination certificate and may also need to undergo RT-PCR test. Hence it has been advised to all those scheduled to be part of the legislature, right from public representatives to media personnel, to get RT PCR test done before the start.
Entry will also be restricted in view of the pandemic. Legislators’ seating chart will also be planned keeping in mind the social distancing norms, with the base rule being that they will occupy alternate seats.