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| ASSEMBLY SECRETARIAT TOLD TO GET READY FOR PRESIDENT KALAM’S VISIT | | | Srinagar, July 17 :-Though no formal acceptance from the President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, for visiting Srinagar for addressing the joint session of the state legislature the Assembly secretariat has been asked to "be ready and make suitable arrangements."
Assembly secretariat sources said on Monday "we have not received formal communication from the Rashtrapati Bhawan conveying President's acceptance of the invitation for visiting the summer capital on July 28, we have been told to get ready for Dr Kalam's visit."
The Assembly secretariat sources said that the President, if he visits Srinagar, may address the joint session of the state legislature either on July 28 or on the next day.
The monsoon session of the legislature is to begin from July 28.It is not yet clear whether there will be a six-day sittings or the session may be extended by a couple of days for enabling the Houses to discuss the private members bills and the resolutions and bills to be tabled by the Government.
Indications are that the Government may table a bill for amending the constitution of the state so that the central law providing for freezing of Assembly seats till 2026 was modified enabling the ruling coalition to constitute a Delimitation commission.
Official sources said that the Government is not in a hurry to table the constitution amendment bill because the same could be moved and adopted during the autumn session of the Assembly.
The Chief Minister,Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad,has already hinted that the Delimitation Commission recommendations needed to be implemented during the next Assembly poll due in 2008.
Assembly secretariat sources said that the private members bill moved by Panthers Party MLA and former Education Minister,Mr Harsh Dev Singh during the last session seeking curtaling the tenure of the Assembly by one year.He wants that like in other states in India and in case of the Lok Sabha the term is five years and the same procedure be adopted in Jammu and Kashmir was also listed for discussion during the current session.
Informed sources said that rattled by the recent spurt in the level of militancy the Government has opted for a brief session because militants have usually attempted at targeting legislators and the Assembly complex when in session.
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