indiaUpdated: Aug 20, 2020 09:05 ISTThe three-day monsoon session of the Uttar Pradesh assembly gets underway today under the shadow of Covid-19 at a time when the opposition has sought a debate on the pandemic and the law and order situation in the state. The session will be held amid unprecedented security and special seating arrangements - a first for the UP assembly. When the assembly sits again on Friday, the opposition is set to raise the demand for a debate on Covid-19. Samajwadi Party leader Narendra Verma attended the all-party meeting on his behalf. He said legislatures in other states, like Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, had held their meetings for a motion of confidence.

Source: Hindustan Times August 20, 2020 03:35 UTC