MLA Satyabrata poised to become speaker
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, March 23 2022:
Yaiskul MLA Thokchom Satyabrata is most likely to be elected unanimously as speaker of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly the first session of which is due to begin from Thursday.
Procedure for appointment of Th Satyabrata as the speaker of the house will begin before the commencement of the assembly session on Thursday and a motion for unanimous appointment of the BJP MLA to the post will be moved in the House as no other member except Satyabrata has filed nomination for the same till the last day of filing nomination on Wednesday.
Mention may be made that the first ever cabinet meeting of the new government held on Tuesday with chief minister N Biren Singh in the chair recommended commencement of the first session of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly from March 24 onwards so as to table the budget estimate for the year 2022-23.The session is likely to continue till March 26 but the actual number of days/ sittings for the session will be decided during the BAC meet to be held immediately after appointment of speaker.
Being the first session of the new assembly, Governor La Ganesan will address the House and it will be followed by obituary reference on deceased members of the House.