Amidst expectations of populist announcements by the ruling AIADMK government ahead of the Lok Sabha polls this summer and fears of rising financial crunch, Deputy Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam (also holding the Finance portfolio) is scheduled to present the State Budget for 2019-20 in the Assembly on Friday. The speech of the Finance Minister is expected to go on for about two hours. On Friday, the Business Advisory Committee of the House would discuss and finalise the schedule and duration of the budget session. After a debate on the budget speech of the Deputy CM for a few days, Mr. Panneerselvam would give his reply to the debate in the House on the last day of the session. Bose and the seat held by former Minister P. Balakrishna Reddy [vacancy not notified] following his conviction in a criminal case.

Source: The Hindu February 07, 2019 19:41 UTC