Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to address Mizoram assembly today

Aizawl: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will address the ongoing budget session of the Mizoram state assembly on Monday, a senior official said on Sunday.

State assembly commissioner and secretary Vanlalthantlingi said that the Vice President will address the house in the afternoon at 12:45 pm after attending the convocation of Mizoram University (MZU) at Tanhril in the western outskirts of Aizawl.

Dhankhar will arrive on Monday on a day visit to the northeastern state and he will return to Delhi after attending the convocation of MZU and addressing the assembly, officials said.

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He will be the second Vice President of India after M. Venkaiah Naidu to address the state assembly, they said.

Naidu addressed the budget session of the Mizoram assembly under the Mizo National Front (MNF) government headed by former chief minister Zoramthanga on March 10, 2022.

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So far, the Mizoram assembly has been addressed by three Presidents- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam in September 2005, Ram Nath Kovind in November 2017 and Droupadi Murmu in November 2022.

As per the schedule the budget session will start at 10:30 am on Monday and question hours will be held between 10:30 am and 11:30 am, Vanlalthantlingi said.

Taxation minister Vanlalthlana will introduce “The Mizoram Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2024," she said.