UP Speaker visits Himachal Vidhan Sabha

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana visited the Himachal Vidhan Sabha and held discussions with his counterpart Kuldeep Pathania today.

Pathania welcomed Mahana by presenting him with a shawl and a cap. He said that Mahana was the Speaker of the country's largest Legislative Assembly and had been a member of the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha nine times. The two discussed the working and procedures of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the legislative work and the democratic system in the two states.

Mahana visited the historic Council Chamber Assembly where the Himachal Vidhan Sabha holds its sessions. Pathania told Mahana that the Council Chamber was a historic building constructed between 1920 and 1925 at a cost of Rs 10 lakh. "This building was the first National Assembly of the country and it was here that Vithalbhai Patel defeated his British rival by two votes and became a member of the National Assembly to become the Chairman,” he added.

Pathania said that it was here that a resolution for giving voting right to women and the "The Quit India" resolution were passed. He told Mahana that the Council Chamber also had the honour of being the Punjab Legislative Assembly. It was the main building of the Himachal Legislative Assembly from 1952 to 1957 and again July 1, 1963, onwards, he added.