BJP’s Ritu Khanduri becomes first woman speaker of Uttarakhand Assembly. Know who she is

Daughter of former chief minister B C Khanduri, Ritu’s election to the submit was a foregone conclusion as the primary opposition Congress selected to remain out of contest.

The announcement about her election was made by pro-tem speaker Banshidhar Bhagat.

Congratulating her, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami mentioned Ritu will “run the Home effectively” and the Uttarakhand meeting “will create new historical past beneath her management”.

She took to Twitter to precise her “gratitude and thanks” to all BJP members and the opposition. “I’ll discharge the best parliamentary beliefs and traditions to one of the best of my talents,” her submit on the micro-blogging web site, roughly translated from Hindi, learn.

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Opposition members Pritam Singh and Yashpal Arya additionally congratulated her, saying they had been assured she would carry ahead her father’s legacy of probity in public life and lay the foundations of wholesome legislative practices.

Singh additionally expressed hope that beneath her stewardship, the Home will go a decision granting 33 per cent reservation to girls within the state legislature.