The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha complex at Dharamsala would be opened for tourists. A proposal has also been mooted to construct a hostel-cum-hotel for MLAs along the Vidhan Sabha complex in Dharamsala.
The Speaker of the Himachal Vidhan Sabha, Kuldeep Pathania, said this while addressing a press conference here on Tuesday.
The Speaker said that the task regarding the upkeep of the Vidhan Sabha complex with just four days of functioning during the winter session was a difficult task. So, they had decided to open it for tourists coming to Dharamsala.
The tourists coming here could pay a nominal ticket and visit the Vidhan Sabha complex during the days it was not functional, he said. It would also generate revenue for the maintenance of the complex, he added.
He further said a land had been identified along the Vidhan Sabha complex to bring up hostel-cum-hotel for MLAs.
When the Vidhan Sabha was in session, the hostel would be used only for MLAs while for the rest of year it could be used for tourists as well, he said. “I shall the discuss the proposal of bringing up a hostel-cum-hotel for the MLAs in Dharamsala before the Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition,” he said.
The Speaker said 15 bills would be introduced in the four days’ winter session of the Himachal Assembly, which was starting in Dharamsala from Wednesday.
In the session to be organised from December 18 to 21, 360 questions had been listed during the question hour that included 248 starred questions, he said.
The Speaker also held a meeting with leaders of the ruling party and the Opposition, urging them to help conduct the session smoothly.
The Speaker said the matter related to the disciplinary action against nine BJP MLAs was lying with him and was not likely to be taken up during the proceedings of the winter session.
He said the Himachal Assembly was second to the Kerala state Assembly in holding sessions. In the last two years, the Himachal House has been in session for nearly 30 days.