LUCKNOW : Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit on Sunday said a three-day session of the state legislative assembly will begin on August 20 with MLAs occupying alternate seats and also using the visitors' gallery to maintain social distancing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.As per Article 174 of the Constitution, an assembly must convene a session in less than six months.At an all-party meeting a few days ago, the Speaker had sought the support of all political parties to ensure compliance of COVID-19 protocol during the upcoming session."We have to ensure that during the session, scheduled to be held soon because of Constitutional obligations, COVID-19 protocol was strictly followed," he had said.Elaborating about the seating.