Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra agreed to call the assembly session from August 14, ending a deadlock over it on Wednesday.
"The Rajasthan Governor has approved the Cabinet proposal to call the assembly session from August 14," a Raj Bhawan spokesperson said.
"He also gave verbal directions to make the necessary arrangements for the prevention of COVID-19 spread during the session," the spokesperson added.
Earlier in the day, the Rajasthan Governor had sent back Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's proposal demanding assembly session.
Mr Gehlot's government is facing a huge crisis following the rebellion of his former deputy Sachin Pilot and 18 MLAs loyal to him. Mr Gehlot claims he has the numbers but is currently engaged in a tussle with Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra over starting the assembly session.
Rebel Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma has moved the Rajasthan High Court for quashing of a case against him after audio tapes surfaced in one of which he is allegedly heard talking to a Union minister for toppling the Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led government through horse-trading. The MLA, who is in Sachin Pilot camp, moved the court, alternatively demanding the transfer of the investigation into the case to the National Investigation Agency from the Special Operation Group of the Rajasthan police.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's elder brother Agrasain Gehlot has been asked to join investigation in an alleged money laundering case linked to the fertiliser export scam that took place between 2007 and 2009. The Congress questioned the timing of the raids, which took place seven years after the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence detected the alleged scam.
