First session of New Himachal Assembly cancelled as CM tests Covid positive

Himachal Pradesh governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Tuesday issued a notice cancelling the first session of the fourteenth Vidhan Sabha session.

The session was due to be held on December 22, at Tapovan, Dharamshala. "I, Rajendra Vishwanath Alekar, Governor, Himachal Pradesh according to Article 174 (1) of the Constitution of India, order dated 15-2-2022, through which the Fourteenth Legislation of the first session of the assembly from December 22, 2022, at Tapovan, Dharamshala is to be convened, stands cancelled due to unavoidable reasons," read the notice issued by governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar.

It is pertinent to note that the cancellation of the Vidhan Sabha session comes after Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu tested Covid positive.