Kotdwar MLA Ritu Khanduri will become the first woman speaker of Uttarakhand assembly!
Uttarakhand is going to get the first assembly speaker in the form of Ritu Khanduri. The name of the state president of Mahila Morcha, Ritu Khanduri, who won the election from Kotdwar under adverse circumstances, is believed to be almost fixed for the post of Speaker. Soon his name can be announced officially by the party.
Ritu is the daughter of former Chief Minister Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri and since winning the election from Kotdwar, her name was first running for the post of Chief Minister and then for the post of Minister, although Ritu was out of the race for the post of CM and Minister but now she is made Speaker of the Assembly. Getting ready to go.
This will be the first time since the formation of the state that a woman MLA will be elected as the Speaker of the Assembly. Here, in response to the question asked about making him the Speaker of the Assembly, Ritu said that senior leaders have given him indications. Whatever responsibility the party gives her, she will follow it with full dedication and honesty.
Nomination for Speaker from tomorrow
The process of nomination for the new Speaker of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly will start from Thursday. Nominations can be made till Friday afternoon and then the election for the post of president will be held on Saturday or Sunday. According to sources, the schedule of elections for the post of Speaker has been decided. It is known that the assembly session is to be held at the end of this month. In such a situation, the selection of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly is necessary.
Many names for the Deputy Speaker,
who could not find a place in the cabinet, are also eyeing the chair of the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly. Among the MLAs whose names are running for the post of Deputy Speaker in the party, the names of Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma Kau, Rajpur MLA Khajandas etc. are in discussion.