Learning The Ropes: 73% Punjab MLAs Who Are Debutants to Be Taught Assembly Functioning

Learning The Ropes: 73% Punjab MLAs Who Are Debutants to Be Taught Assembly Functioning

Though CM Bhagwant Mann and his eight cabinet colleagues, who are first-time MLAs, will also be asked to come for the training, sources say it would not be mandatory for them. (File image: PTI)

Sources said that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has tied up with Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, to impart the training

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Last Updated:May 12, 2022, 18:15 IST
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With almost 73 per cent of the new legislators in Punjab assembly being first-time entrants, the Vidhan Sabha has planned a special training exercise for them to ensure exposure to the nuances of the House's functioning.

As many as 85 fresh candidates won the recently held assembly elections, with most of them belonging to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). After the brief two sittings of the recently held 16th assembly session, the need to train the first-time MLAs has been felt.

Official sources said that the Punjab Vidhan Sabha has now tied up with Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE), Lok Sabha Secretariat, to impart the training.

The exercise will take place for two days with a team of experts from PRIDE, tentatively between May 31 and June 1. One-day training will also be held by former MLAs and MPs for the first-timers.