Extension soughtThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday met Assembly Speaker Rana K.P. Singh and demanded that the session be conducted for at least 15 days. “If the Assembly session could be convened for a day amid corona guidelines, why could it not be extended for 15 days,” asked Harpal Singh Cheema, AAP MLA and Leader of the Opposition. Meanwhile, as the number of COVID-19 positive MLAs and Ministers rose to 29, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh appealed to all legislators who had come in contact with them to avoid attending the one-day Assembly session. In terms of MLAs, 4 from AAP were COVID-19 positive, he added.

Source: The Hindu August 27, 2020 18:00 UTC