K Venkateshwarlu
Hyderabad
All eyes are on the Telangana budget session starting on February 3, that is Friday, amidst the twists and turns for approval of the fiscal 2023-34 annual budget.Everyone is curiously waiting to see the conduct of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao and the Governor, Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan, in the Assembly as they have not been on good terms for the last two years.
As per protocol, the Chief Minister, Speaker and others have to receive the Governor when the Governor comes to the Assembly to address the joint session.Both the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council will commence on Friday.
The budget session will commence with Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan’s address to a joint session at the Assembly Hall at 12.10 pm. The Governor is going to address the joint session after two years.
The rift between the Governor and the Telangana government widened when the Telangana government avoided the Governor’s address stating that the House has not been prorogued and that the session is not a new one.This year too, the state government tried to avoid the Governor’s address. However, the Governor did not give permission to introduce the budget in the Assembly and Council.
