Monsoon session of Punjab Assembly from Aug 2

The monsoon session of the Punjab Assembly will begin on August 2, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday. The session will be held from August 2 to 6, with two holidays in between, the spokesperson said.

The decision to summon the next session of the Punjab Assembly was taken at a meeting of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh here. The session would commence in the afternoon of August 2 with obituary references, the spokesperson said.

Legislative business would be transacted on August 5 and 6, he said. The house would adjourn sine-die after the proposed legislative business on August 6, he said.