SHIMLA: President Ram Nath Kovind will address the special session of Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly on September 17, which is being held to mark the 50 years of statehood. The President was earlier scheduled to stay in his summer residence, The Retreat, but as some employees there tested positive of Covid-19, he would be staying at a private hotel here. His visit has also been cut short by a day, he would now be staying here for four days only.
Himachal Pradesh assembly speaker Vipin Parmar told media persons on Tuesday that the President would arrive in Shimla on September 16 and would address the special session at 11am on September 17.
He said 93 former MLAs would also be attending the special session of the assembly along with sitting MLAs. Besides, around a dozen sitting and former MPs would also attend the session.
Parmar said the assembly premises and the House would be completely sanitised and pedal machines equipped with automatic sanitisers would be placed at each main gate. He said thermal scanning of all will be done before entry into the campus.
Only those who have been invited will be allowed to enter the premises. He said that RT-PCR test of people coming into the contact of President will be done including politicians, public representatives, government officers and employees associated with Tourism Development Corporation.
