Smt. Ritu Khanduri Bhushan was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly today. Bhushan will be the first woman speaker of the state assembly. On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said that women have played an important role in the formation of Uttarakhand.
Congress MLA Pritam Singh has also congratulated Ritu Khanduri Bhushan on being elected the first woman speaker of the assembly. Singh said that there should be 33 percent reservation for women in the assembly. Such proposals should be passed in the state assembly and sent to the central government.
