The first session of the eighth legislative Assembly of Delhi will begin on Monday with newly elected members taking oath and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta moving a motion for BJP MLA Vijender Gupta to be chosen as the Speaker of the House.The three-day session will see the election of the House speaker and deputy speaker as well as the tabling of the 14 pending CAG reports on the performance of the previous AAP government.BJP leaders said the party has nominated senior MLAs Vijender Gupta and Mohan Singh Bisht for the election of the speaker and deputy speaker, respectively.CM Gupta will move the motion for Gupta to be chosen as speaker and minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa will second it on February 24, said Assembly’s list of business.Both Gupta and Bisht would get elected to the posts as the BJP has 48 MLAs in the 70-member Assembly.Also Read | Voice of Opposition was suppressed… won’t allow that to happen again: Delhi Assembly Speaker-designate Vijender GuptaThe second day of the session on February 25 will be devoted to Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena’s address to the House and the tabling of the 14 CAG reports. It will be followed by a discussion on the Saxena’s address.The discussion on the motion of thanks will continue on the third day — February 27. The election of deputy Speaker will be held the same day, the bulletin said.Story continues below this adThe Assembly secretariat on Friday notified an order of the LG, appointing BJP MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely as the pro-tem speaker.PM Modi in AssamPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday will inaugurate the Global Investors Summit 2025 in Bhopal. Thereafter, he will travel to Bhagalpur in Bihar, where he will release the 19th instalment of PM KISAN scheme and also inaugurate and dedicate to the nation various development projects. He will then travel to Guwahati, where he will attend the Jhumoir Binandini (Mega Jhumoir) 2025 programme.Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the PM will attend a mega Jhumur dance performance at Sarusajai stadium on Monday evening.“The dance performance by artists from our tea gardens will commence at 5.30 pm. The prime minister will greet the artists and spectators. The Jhumur performance will be followed by a laser show on a specific cultural theme of the state,” he added.Story continues below this adAs many as 61 heads of missions to India, along with other top dignitaries, will also witness the Jhumur performance by over 8,500 artists, in keeping with the completion of 200 years of Assam tea.Also Read | How India-EFTA trade agreement boosts ‘Make in India’ initiativeIndia-UK to resume talks on FTAAfter a gap of over eight months, India and the UK will resume negotiations for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) here on Monday, an official said.UK’s Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds will be here for resumption of the talks. He will hold a bilateral meeting with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, the official said.The India-UK FTA negotiations were launched on January 13, 2022.A total of 13 rounds of negotiations have been held till December 2023. The 14th round, which began on January 10, 2024, was underway when negotiations were paused by the UK side in May 2024 due to elections in that country.Story continues below this adThe agreement is aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investments.– With PTI inputs