Vice-President to address 'special' session of Arunachal Assembly on Oct 9

Itanagar, Sep 28: A 'special' Assembly session has been called by the Arunachal Pradesh Governor which is to be addressed by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on October 9. The Vice President is arriving in the State on a two-day visit.

In exercise of powers conferred upon him by Clause (1) of Article 174 of the Constitution of India, Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra has summoned the Seventh Legislative Assembly of Arunachal Pradesh to meet for its Eighth (Special) Session on 9th of October 2021 (Saturday) in view of the Vice President of India's address at 11.15 am to the members of the House in the Legislative Assembly chamber at Itanagar, an official communiqué said here today.

Besides addressing the special House session, the Vice President will inaugurate the Assembly library, auditorium and the paper recycling unit at the Assembly complex the same day, official sources said.

Naidu will also pay a visit to the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum here in the evening. After the night halt at the Raj Bhavan here, he will leave for the national capital the next morning, the sources added.