The Speaker of Gujarat Assembly will be the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly, Dr. Nimaben Acharya. Senior Congress MLA Dr. Anil Joshiyara has claimed for the post of Vice President. Dr. Neemaben, MLA from Bhuj Assembly constituency, was elected a member of the Assembly four times.
Gujrat: BJP MLA Nimaben Acharya set to become Gujarat Assembly’s first woman Speaker |
Dr Nimaben Acharya will be the first woman Speaker of the Gujarat Assembly. BJP and Congress MLAs have supported him but senior Congress MLA Dr Anil Joshiyara has claimed for the post of Vice President. Acharya filed his nomination papers on Friday with the support of BJP and Congress MLAs.
MLA Dr. Nimaben from Bhuj Assembly Constituency of Kutch was elected a member of the Assembly four times. Revenue Minister Rajendra Trivedi and Whip Pankaj Desai proposed Dr. Nimaben Acharya for the post of Assembly Speaker, after which he presented his nomination paper to Assembly Secretary DM Patel. Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Paresh Dhanani has backed Dr Nimaben for the post of Speaker, making it almost certain that he will now be elected Speaker of the Assembly. It is possible that on Monday, Assembly Secretary DM Patel will announce his election as Speaker. The Congress has, on the basis of tradition, claimed the post of Deputy Speaker of the Assembly.
Monsoon session of Vidhan Sabha on September 27 and 28
Leader of Opposition Paresh Dhanani has said that the Congress had made a tradition of giving the post of Vice President to the Opposition which the BJP has not been adopting for the last several years. He had earlier said that if the post of vice-president is not given to the Congress, then he will field his candidate. BJP has nominated Jetha Bharwad for the post of vice-president, after which the Congress has also nominated Dr Anil Joshiyara for the post of vice-president. The monsoon session of the Assembly will be held on September 27 and 28. On September 27, the name of Dr. Nimaben Acharya will probably be announced as the first Speaker of the Assembly, followed by the election for the post of Deputy Speaker.
Jethabhai Bharwad to be elected vice president
With the BJP having a majority in the assembly, it is almost certain that MLA Jethabhai Bharwad will be elected vice-president, but the Congress wants to run the tribal card by bringing Dr Joshiara into the fray. Amit Chawda and Hardik Patel are the leaders of the OBC community and Patidar community respectively on the post of Congress President and Dhanadi himself is the Leader of the Opposition.
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