Ruling Party and Opposition Set for Heated Exchange in Vidhan Sabha's Last Session

The last session of the 14th Vidhan Sabha, from November 16 to 21, is set to be a political slugfest between the ruling party and the opposition. While the BJP is all set to corner the Sukhu government over the selection of poor families in the Mukhya Mantri Apna Parivar, monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to women, electoral guarantees and slow pace of development works, the government is also all set to answer the opposition's questions and enumerate its achievements. Over 413 questions have been sent by MLAs to the Vidhan Sabha Secretariat for the session. These questions will seek answers from the government on the functioning of various departments, progress of government schemes, pending projects and public grievances. The government's legislative agenda will also be important amid the advertising frenzy. More than a dozen bills are set to be introduced in the session. These include a proposal to increase the duration of road permits from six months or one year to three years to provide relief to the local residents of Shimla. Apart from this, the Municipal Corporation and Urban Bodies will also bring amendments to the Public Trust Bill to systematically capture illegal public trusts and illegal businesses in the Municipal Corporation and Urban Local Bodies.