Bengal Assembly may begin at 2 AM on March 7. 'History in making,' says Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar

The West Bengal Assembly may begin at 2 am on March 7 due to a mistake in typing the recommendation letter sent to Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar by the state.

The West Bengal Assembly session will begin two hours after midnight on March 7, according to a note sent to the government, signed by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.

Tweeting the note, Dhankar wrote: "Assembly meeting after midnight at 2.00 A.M. is unusual and history of sorts in making, but that is Cabinet Decision."

WB Guv: Summoning WBLAInvoking article 174 (1) of Constitution, accepting Cabinet Decision, Assembly has been summoned to meet on March 07, 2022 at 2.00 A.M.Assembly meeting after midnight at 2.00 A.M. is unusual and history of sorts in making, but that is Cabinet Decision. pic.twitter.com/JEXKWYEIoQ

It all began with a note sent by the state to the Governor on February 17 recommending that an Assembly session be called on March 7 at 2 PM. However, the recommendation was returned "for constitutional compliance as the Governor summons the assembly on the recommendation made by the Cabinet after due compliance of Rules of Business under article 166(3) of the constitution," Jagdeep Dhankhar had earlier tweeted on February 19.

The Governor had called the Bengal Chief Secretary to discuss the issue this afternoon. "Finding the timing of session after midnight somewhat odd, an outreach effort was made by calling Chief Secretary for urgent consultations before noon today," Dhankhar tweeted.

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But as the Chief Secretary failed to show up, Dhankhar called it an "usual compliance failure" as he tweeted his go-ahead to the cabinet proposal to call an Assembly session on March 7.