Saturday, 14 August 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Dhami, Pritam Singh & Bhagat to face assembly for the first time in their new capacities
The upcoming monsoon session of Uttarakhand assembly slated to commence from August 23 would not only be a test for the new chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami but also for the leader of the opposition (LoP) Pritam Singh and the Parliamentary Affairs minister Banshidhar Bhagat. Interestingly the session would be the first for the three leaders in their new capacity.
The monsoon session of the assembly is being organised after the budget session which was held in the first week of March this year when Trivendra Singh Rawat was the chief minister. Immediately after the budget session, the central leadership of BJP directed Trivendra Singh Rawat to step down from the post of CM. Following the orders, Trivendra Singh Rawat resigned on March 9 and he was replaced by Tirath Singh Rawat who took oath as CM on March 10.
However Tirath Singh Rawat could not get the chance to face the assembly and on July 4 he was replaced by Pushkar Singh Dhami who would face the assembly in the monsoon session as the leader of the house for the first time. The opposition Congress also affected a change in its leadership after the death of LoP Indira Hridayesh and after days of protracted deliberations appointed Chakrata MLA Pritam Singh as leader of its legislature party in the state assembly. The party removed Singh from the position of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president and appointed Ganesh Godiyal to the position.
After the change of CM, the parliamentary affairs minister was also changed as Madan Kaushik was made president of Uttarakhand BJP and Banshidhar Bhagat was drawn into the cabinet in his place. The performance of these three key players, the leader of the house ( Dhami), LoP ( Pritam Singh) and parliamentary affairs ( Bhagat) would be keenly watched during the Monsoon session.
