LUCKNOW, Dec. 19 -- The winter session of the state legislature that began on Friday will continue till December 24, chief minister Yogi Adityanath said.

The state government had desired for a longer winter session, but currently most members of the House are busy with work related to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is essential for the purity of the voter list and transparency in democracy, he said.

In view of members' request, the session has been scheduled from Friday till December 24 for discussions on essential legislative work, supplementary demands, and the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram,' he said.

Adityanath appealed to members to raise public issues as well as matters related to the developm...