Winter session of Assam Assembly stars today

The seven-day wintersession of the Assam Assembly will begin tomorrow. The proceedings of the firstday of the session include Oath of Affirmation by the newly elected members andObituary References.

This would be followed bythe Question Hour and the Speaker announcing the report of the BusinessAdvisory Committee settling the business for the winter session of theAssembly. This will be followed by the Speaker announcing the names of themembers constituting the panel of chairmen under Rule 9(1) of the Rules ofProcedure and Conduct of Business.

Laying of ordinances, laying of reports, rules etc, presentation of reports of various assembly committees will be followed thereafter. This will be followed by motion for election of members to various government committees, boards etc, presentation of the list of supplementary demand for grants and supplementary appropriation for the year 2019-2020, the introduction of government bills, and obituary references.

The second day that is onNovember 29, there will be question hour and private member's business withbills, resolutions, special motion and motions.

The third day on November30 will have government business starting with Question Hour, followed byvoting and passing of supplementary demand and supplementary appropriation for2019-2020, followed by introduction, consideration and passing of AssamAppropriation Bill, 2019.

The next sitting will beheld on December 3 with question hour, member's hour and private member'sbusiness with bills, resolutions, special motion and motions.

On December 4 the Assemblywill have government business with question hour followed by consideration andpassing of government bills and any other government business remainingunfinished.

On December 5, there willbe government business with Speaker's initiative.

A discussion tocommemorate the 150 years of birth anniversary of Nation Mahatma Gandhi will beheld on the last day of the session on December 6, a statement from theassembly secretariat said.