Chandigarh, August 26: The Council of Ministers on Thursday decided to summon a Special Session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabha for one day, on September 3, 2021, for commemoration of the historic 400th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, approved recommending to the Governor summoning of the 15th session of the House under Article 174 (1) of the Constitution of India.
According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office, the session would start with obituary references at 10 am, followed by celebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji at 11 am.
The Chief Minister said he will invite Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu, Punjab Governor, VP Badnore, and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh as guests at the special session.