Kolkata, July 2 -- The West Bengal Assembly Secretariat has extended the deadline for filing nominations to four elected assembly committees after neither the ruling side nor the opposition could submit nominations within the stipulated period.

According to the assembly secretariat, the last date for filing nominations to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and three other committees was June 30.

However, as no nominations were filed by either side, a fresh notification has been issued on Wednesday extending the deadline to July 21.

The scrutiny of nomination papers will be held on July 22, withdrawal of nominations on July 23, and elections, if required, on July 25.

Apart from the PAC, nominations are also required for the Committee on...