Speaker Ranjeet Kumar Dass announced that the Budget Session, originally scheduled to conclude on July 31, would now end on July 29. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee on Monday in view of the prevailing flood situation in the State.

The Speaker said the session had been curtailed to enable MLAs to visit flood-affected areas, assess the situation on the ground and extend necessary assistance to affected people.

In a show of solidarity with flood victims, Dass announced that he and Deputy Speaker Habbey Teron would each donate one month's salary to the Chief Minister's Relief Fund. He also said all Assembly Secretariat staff would contribute one day's salary towards relief and rehabilitation efforts.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika subsequently announced that all BJP legislators would also donate one month's salary to the relief fund. MLAs from the NDA allies Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People's Front (BPF), along with Opposition members from the Congress, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and Trinamool Congress, also joined the initiative by announcing similar contributions.

The Speaker thanked all legislators and Assembly Secretariat staff for their collective effort to support flood-affected families.

The flood situation also figured prominently during discussions in the House, with Opposition members urging the State government to seek a Rs 10,000-crore special package from the Centre for relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction in the affected districts.

Congress MLA Jakir Hussain Sikdar also called on the government to pass a resolution urging the Centre to declare the Assam floods a national disaster, arguing that such a declaration would enable the State to access greater financial assistance to tackle the crisis.

The Opposition further demanded that every flood-affected family, irrespective of its economic status, be provided a one-time financial grant to rebuild homes and livelihoods.