Andhra Pradesh sets new record by concluding assembly budget session in one day

India

oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P

Amaravati, May 20: The Andhra Pradesh government on Thursday set a new record and a new precedent by wrapping up the all-important Budget session of the state Legislature in just a day, all because of the prevailing coronavirus pandemic.

Last year, the Budget session was conducted for two days. Beginning with the customary annual address (via a videoconference) of the Governor to a joint sitting of the Legislative Council and the Assembly, introduction and passage of the annual Budget, and tabling of CAG’s annual reports, the House finished everything in a span of five hours and 24 minutes.

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Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy followed the custom and addressed the Assembly on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address. With the main opposition Telugu Desam boycotting the…