K. Lakshminarayanan’s name proposed as Puducherry pro-tem Speaker
The Hindu
According to AINRC party sources, it was aiming to complete the swearing-in and cabinet formation next week after the discharge of Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, who is recovering from COVID at a hospital in Chennai.
The government has sought sanction to appoint senior legislator K. Lakshminarayanan as pro-tem Speaker of the Puducherry Legislative Assembly. “Chief Minister has sought sanction from the Lt Governor to appoint Mr. Lakshminarayanan as pro-tem Speaker for swearing-in of the newly elected MLAs and conduct the proceedings to elect the Speaker. The file was forwarded a few days ago. The Assembly Secretariat is yet to get any communication from Raj Nivas regarding the appointment of pro-tem Speaker,” a source in AINRC told The Hindu. Also read:
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