Agartala, Mar 15, 2023, TRIPURA TIMES Desk

Agartala, Mar 15: Binoy Bhusan Das, who has been elected from Pabiacherra constituency, took oath as the Protem Speaker of Tripura Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.

Governor Satyadeo Narain Arya administered the oath of office to Das at Raj Bhavan.

Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha, other ministers- Ratanlal Nath, Pranajit Singha Roy, Sushanta Chowdhury, Tinku Roy, Santana Chakma, Bikas Debbarma and Shukla Charan Jamatia attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Chief Secretary J.K. Sinha, Advocate General Siddhartha Shankar Dey and ADG Sourabh Tripathi also attended the oath ceremony.

After the swearing-in ceremony, the Chief Minister and other ministers greeted the Protem Speaker.

Soon after assuming the office, Das received the resignation of Pratima Bhowmik as the Member of Tripura Legislative Assembly.

Meanwhile, the newly-elected MLAs will take oath on Thursday and Friday. The Protem Speaker will conduct the House till the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker are elected. The Assembly Session is scheduled to commence on March 24 next.

According to sources, the vote on account will be placed before the House in the upcoming session.