A five-day winter session of Tripura Legislative Assembly would commence from January 5 with the speech of Governor Indrasena Reddy Nallu, said a minister on Thursday.

The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) which met on Thursday, cleared the business of the upcoming session of Assembly, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ratal Lal Nath said.

He said there will be no major ‘businesses on the part of the government but two bills- Tripura Goods & Services Tax (7th amendment) Bill and Tripura State Tribal (4th amendment) Bill be tabled in the floor of the House.

Nath said the first day of the session will be adjourned after the Governor's speech as a mark of respect to BJP MLA Surajit Dutta, who passed away on Wednesday. “This time, the opposition members will get ample opportunity to discuss various issues including views on the Governor’s address. I do believe the session will be beneficial for all sides”, he said.