Stormy start to UP Budget session, Oppn disrupts Guv’s address

Uproarious scenes marred the opening day of the Budget session of UP Assembly as MLAs from the opposition disrupted Governor Ram Naik’s address to the joint sitting of the two Houses on Friday.

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led the Opposition onslaught, carrying posters, raising anti-government slogans and shouting “Governor go back”. Congress members too displayed banners in the Well. Some of them donned caps witha picture of their leader Rahul Gandhi.  Amid the din, Naik cut short his address, which was laid on the table. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, however, did not leave their seats during the Governor’s address. 

As soon as the Governor rose to start the address, BSP members trooped into the Well shouting “rajyapal wapas jao (governor go back)”. 

They were soon joined by members from Congress and Rashtriya Lok Dal.