India, Sept. 8 -- Meghalaya Legislative Assembly Speaker Thomas A. Sangma on Monday accepted the resignation of deputy Speaker Timothy D. Shira, paving the way for the election of a new deputy presiding officer on the last day of the ongoing autumn session.

"I have received the letter of resignation from deputy Speaker Timothy D. Shira and accordingly I have accepted it. Immediately, I had called for an emergent meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) to decide and review the calendar of this ongoing autumn session as to when we can elect the new deputy Speaker. The BAC has decided that the election will take place on September 12, the concluding day of the session," Sangma told reporters.

The Speaker added that Shira had conve...