Goa Affairs
Governor prorogues budget session
GovernorBhagat Singh Koshyari has prorogued 14th budgetsessionfrom May 12, and now thebudgetwould be passed in monsoon session, said a senior officer.
Recently the state cabinet had taken a decision to prorogue theassemblysession.
After the opposition decided not to attend the meeting to decide on the budget session, chief minister Pramod Sawant cancelled the meeting and spoke to the members over the phone.
In March, the state legislative assembly session was cut short by over two weeks and adjourned till July 19 after the state Election Commission declared the schedule for the second phase of the municipal Elections, bringing into force the Model Code Of Conduct.
All pending business of the house which was listed for the coming days, including the discussion on the budgetary demands and the private members bills submitted by the opposition, was earlier decided to be taken up for discussion and consideration in July, after the session resumes.