Both Houses of Bihar Legislature were adjourned sine die after a truncated day-long monsoon session was persisted Monday amid the coronavirus pandemic.
A four-day long monsoon session was initially scheduled between August 3 and 6. However, an all-party meeting chaired by Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Choudhary had decided to form it a single-day affair in sight of the surge in COVID-19 cases within the state.
It was also the last session of the 16th assembly, the tenure of which might expire in November.
The day-long session was unique in some ways . For the primary time, it had been held during a large hall on the second floor of the ‘Gyan Bhavan’ and not within the majestic Assembly building.
The legislature met at another hall.
The change of venue was necessitated by concerns regarding adherence to social distancing, which has become a requirement within the wake of the pandemic.
Besides, Queston Hour, hour and signalize Motion were skipped to facilitate smooth passage of 13 Bills and to conduct a two-hour debate on the coronavirus pandemic and arrive the state.
All the Bills, barring one, were gone by voice vote with none debate. within the case of the bill associated with 1st Supplementary Budget, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who holds the finance portfolio, gave a concise reply to the House.
Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary adjourned the Assembly sine die while acting chairman Awadhesh Narayan Singh did so within the legislature .
