Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to President of India and Lok Sabha Speaker to ask for a special session
The Hindu
Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday wrote separate letters to President Ram Nath Kovind and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ask for a special session of Parliament t
Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday wrote separate letters to President Ram Nath Kovind and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ask for a special session of Parliament to discuss the COVID-19 situation. Arguing that an international journal has predicted one million deaths by August 1, Mr Chowdhury wrote to Mr. Birla that a special two day session should be immediately convened with all COVID protocol. "In this critical situation I would urge your kind conscience to convene a special (COVID crisis) session of Parliament because India consists of a number of constituencies and each member of Parliament representing his/her constituency from respective state has some say about the condition of people therein and in order to find a way to ease the lives of suffering people," he said in his letter to the President.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.