UP Assembly witnesses uproar during Governor’s address on opening day of Budget Session

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed a loud uproar during Governor Anandiben Patel’s address on the opening day of the Budget Session of the state legislature on Monday.

Amid sloganeering by Opposition members and shouts of “Go Back Governor,” the address by Governor Anandiben Patel continued for nearly 30 minutes, though little of it could be heard in the House.

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Opposition MLAs raised slogans over issues such as inflation, unemployment, SIR and the UGC.

As the disruption intensified, the Governor briefly interrupted her speech and urged Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs to maintain calm, remarking that continued shouting would only make their throats sore. After concluding her address, Governor Patel was escorted out of the House by Speaker Satish Mahana and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath later condemned the Opposition’s conduct during the Governor’s address.

“The House runs on dialogue, not disruption of proceedings. The government believes in resolving issues through dialogue. We are ready to answer the questions of every member, but proceedings should not be disrupted,” he said.

Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya alleged that the SP was protesting out of frustration, stating, “The SP has no issues. That is why they are frustrated.”

However, Leader of the Opposition and senior SP leader Mata Prasad Pandey defended the protest, saying, “The Governor read out the lies of the BJP, which forced us to protest.” He added that the Opposition had raised public issues before the Governor to make her aware of the real situation of the state and its people.

Meanwhile, in her address to the legislature, Governor Anandiben Patel presented a detailed account of Uttar Pradesh’s development journey, good governance initiatives, and achievements. She claimed that nearly six crore people in the state had been lifted out of poverty and that the policy of zero tolerance had significantly improved the law-and-order situation.