Hyderabad, Aug. 8 -- The Telangana government is likely to convene the Monsoon Session of the state Assembly in the third week of August, with a resolution seeking to lower the minimum age for contesting Lok Sabha and Assembly elections from 25 to 21 years among the main items on its legislative agenda.

Bills relating to urban development, land pooling and governance reforms are also set to come up during the session, the dates for which are expected to be announced in the next few days.

The sitting was initially planned for the second week of the month but has been deferred owing to renovation work under way in the Assembly building, according to a report in The Times of India.

Case for a lower age bar

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