Lucknow,

18 Dec (HS): Vande Mataram will be discussed for five hours during the winter

session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. A meeting of the Business

Advisory Committee was held on Thursday, a day before the Assembly session

begins on December 19. Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana, along with members of

the ruling and other parties, attended the meeting.

Samajwadi

Party (SP) leader MLA Ravidas Mehrotra, emerging from the meeting, stated that

the Assembly will run from December 19 to 24. On the first day, the House will

adjourn after a condolence meeting for the deceased. Saturday and Sunday will

be holidays. The House will resume proceedings on Monday, December 22nd. Vande

Mataram will be discussed on that day.

Opposition

MLA and SP leader Ravidas Mehrotra told reporters that the government had

proposed a four-hour discussion on Vande Mataram. The opposition demanded an

eight-hour discussion. A five-hour discussion was agreed upon.

He added that in

the Business Advisory Committee meeting, the opposition demanded an increase in

the number of session days. It was also demanded that the House proceedings be

conducted by postponing holidays on Saturdays and Sundays. The government has

said it will consider this. The proposed schedule for the Assembly proceedings

is to continue until December 24th.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi