Telangana assembly meets from January 17-20

The newly-elected Telangana Legislative Assembly would meet from Thursday for the members to take oath, to elect the Speaker and also take up the Governor's address to the joint session of legislature.

The Governor ESL Narasimhan had issued a notification on January 7 summoning the assembly to meet for its session at 11.30 AM on January 17.

Senior AIMIM MLA from Charminar assembly constituency Mumtaz Ahmed Khan has been appointed as the pro tem Speaker, before whom the newly-elected members would take oath.

The assembly proceedings would be held for four days from January 17 to 20, a press release from the Chief Minister's office said.

The newly-elected MLAs would take oath after the House meets at 11.30 AM Thursday.

In the afternoon of January 17, an official lunch would be hosted for the MLAs on the lawns of Legislative Council Hall, the release said.

The schedule for the Speaker's election would be announced on January 17 and the nomination process would commence, it .