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Bihar legislature's winter session likely to be stormy, newly elected MLAs to take oath on Dec 1

PATNA: The Winter Session of the Bihar legislature, beginning from Monday, is likely to be stormy as the Opposition is expected to raise issues related to promises made to people by the National Democratic Alliance during the recently concluded assembly elections. Issues like one crore jobs, financial aids of Rs 2 lakh each to women associated with Jeevika and opening of new sugar factories and closed units will dominate the five-day session of the state legislature being held after the formation of a new government. The issue of setting up industrial units will also be raised. The winter session assumed significance as the ruling NDA won 202 seats in the election, while the Oppositions seat tally reduced to 35. Of the 35, 25 are from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alone. It does not matter how many members are in the Opposition bench. The opposition will play its role as usual, said RJD MLA Bhai Virendra. The five-day winter session of state legislature will begin on Monday. On the first day, Pro-Tem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav will administer oath to all 243 members, followed by the election for the Speaker on December 2. The state assembly will adopt a largely paperless system, with newly installed tablets allowing members to submit questions and motions digitally. Power of Six! How the NDA succeeded in hitting the MGB out of the park in Bihar polls BJP leader Prem Kumar is likely to file a nomination for the post of Speaker on the first day itself. If more than one candidate files nominations, the election for the Speaker will be held on December 2. If Prem Kumar, an eight-time MLA from Gaya town, is elected uncontested, then the BJP will be able to retain the Speakers post. In the previous assembly, Nand Kishore Yadav of the BJP served as Speaker in the House. Governor Arif Mohammad Khan will address a joint session of the state legislature on December 3. On December 4, MLAs and MLCs will debate on Governors address, and the government will reply. On December 5, both Houses will present the second supplementary bill and the Appropriation bill. After that, the winter session will come to an end. On Saturday, RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav was elected as the leader of the Opposition in the Bihar assembly, at a meeting of the Opposition legislature party held at the 1 Polo Road residence of the RJD leader. Congress MLAs were not present at the legislature party meeting held for the first time after the elections. Meanwhile, first-time MLAs are enthusiastic about their oath-taking ceremony and formally becoming members of the Lower House. We are more enthusiastic about oath oath-taking ceremony. We will enter Bihar Vidhan Sabha as its member for the first time, said Anand Mishra, a first-time BJP MLA from Buxar.