Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Assembly will convene Budget session 2022-23 at 11 am on Monday with the address of Governor Biswa Bhushan Harichandan. Governor will the address joint session of the Legislative Assembly and Council physically for the first time as in the earlier two occasions he addressed the joint session in virtual mode from the Raj Bhavan, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

RP Sisodia, Special Chief Secretary to the Governor, visited the Assembly and reviewed the arrangements for the joint session with Balakrishnamacharyulu, Secretary of AP Legislature. The Business Advisory Committee will meet after the Governor’s address and decide on the duration of the session with indications that it may be conducted for at least 10-15 days. On March 8^th, the Legislature will pay homage to Mekapati Goutham Reddy, who died of cardiac arrest while serving as the Industries Minister last month.

            YSRCP Government is likely to initiate a debate on the powers of the legislature in the wake of the recent High Court judgment which stated that the State Legislature lacks competence to make legislation on the State capital. Government Whip G Srikanth Reddy had already hinted at the same. YSRC Government stand on decentralized development will also be a part of the Governor’s address. YSRCP Government would be backing on issues like decentralized development and its welfare schemes. Finance Minister Buggana Rajendranath will present the State Budget on March 11^th.

TDP Chief N Chandrababu Naidu decided not to attend the session as he vowed in the last session.TDP party MLAs and MLCs would attend the session.