The Council of Ministers onThursday decided to summon a Special Session of the 15th Punjab Vidhan Sabhafor one day, on September 3, 2021, for commemoration of the historic 400thPrakash Purb of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji.
The Cabinet, at a meeting chaired by Chief MinisterCaptain Amarinder Singh, approved recommending to the Governor summoning of the15th session of the House under Article 174 (1) of the Constitution of India.
According to a spokesperson of the Chief Minister’sOffice, the session would start with obituary references at 10 am, followed bycelebration of the 400th birth anniversary of Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur ji at 11 am.
The Chief Minister said he will invite Vice President ofIndia, Venkaiah Naidu, Punjab Governor, VP Badnore, and former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh asguests at the special session.