Over one-third of the Himachal Pradesh MLAs from both the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress submitted a memorandum to the Speaker demanding a special assembly session to discuss the COVID-19 situation.
Chief Minister Jairam Thakur told the media later that the Leader of Opposition, Mukesh Agnihotri, was doing politics over the novel coronavirus.
About 25 MLAs, including Agnihotri, and BJP MLAs Ramesh Chand Dhawala and Rakesh Pathania, formally submitted a memorandum to Speaker Vipin Singh Parmar on Wednesday for convening a special assembly session for two or three days