Can't Extend Monsoon Session Due To Covid: Uddhav Thackeray To Governor

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said the duration of the legislature session cannot be extended in view of the second wave of the pandemic and the threat of a possible third wave.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday wrote a letter to Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari, in which he defended the government's decision of holding the monsoon session of the state legislature only for two days starting July 5, saying that its duration cannot be extended in view of the coronavirus situation. He also appeared non-committal on holding the legislative assembly speaker's election during the two-day session, saying there was no "time-frame" for it. Mr Thackeray also urged Mr Koshyari to pursue with the Centre the state government's demand of sharing the empirical data on the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in order to take steps for restoring the political reservation for the community in local civic bodies. Recently, Mr Koshyari had written a letter to Mr Thackeray, asking him to extend the duration of the upcoming monsoon and fill the post of the legislative assembly speaker urgently citing the demands raised by a BJP delegation.