Making its intention clear, BJP started
protests in the Legislative assembly even before the start of the
proceedings. Its members staged a dharna in front of the gallery leading
toward the chair of Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey blocking his way to the
House.
When the House assembled, the entire opposition
parties including BSP, Congress, BJP and RLD members, stormed into the
Well of the House, raising slogans against the Akhilesh Yadav government
and demanding its dismissal by the President.
They were
demanding immediate debate on the law and order situation of the state
and other issues like power crisis and outstanding payment of sugarcane
farmers.
The BSP members waved placards with slogans like
"murder, rape and dacoity...dismiss the Akhilesh government" and
"Akhilesh government has failed on power front" and wore caps with
slogans printed on them.
Speaker Pandey requested the members
to ensure order, saying since they have already moved notices on these
issues, they should raise them at the appropriate time.
The Speaker also expressed his displeasure over BJP members' attempt to block his entry to the House, terming it "undemocratic".
"You
have closed the door and stopped me from entering. I cannot put the
House to ransom in your hands. This is undemocratic. Whatever issue you
want to raise, you should have raised inside the House," Pandey said.
But with the House continuing to be in disorder, the Speaker adjourned the entire question hour till 12.20 pm.
However,
there was no change in the situation even after that. BSP members
continued with their protest by standing on seats and displaying
banners. BJP members also continued to disturb the proceedings by
shouting slogans in the well.
As the Speaker rushed through
the agenda, women MLAs of BJP tried to push through the marshals and
reach the chair despite the Speaker repeatedly saying that their
behaviour was not right.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister and
senior SP leader Azam Khan was heard saying that such a behaviour by
BJP, both inside and outside the House, was wrong and aimed at throwing
the country in disarray. He called for taking strict steps to check it.
When
the Speaker called for taking up the adjournment notice on law and
order, Leader of Opposition BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya requested him
to restore order in the House.
He alleged that BJP was in
the well at Azam Khan's behest to help the SP government avoid facing
questions from the opposition. Khan retaliated by saying that it was BSP
which had helped BJP in the Lok Sabha polls.
Finding it hard
to speak amid the din, BSP MLAs led by Maurya staged a walkout and the
Speaker adjourned the House for the day after finishing off the agenda.
The
scene was no different in the Legislative Council where opposition
members stormed into the well and raised slogans as soon as the
proceedings started.
They were also demanding a debate on law and order, power crisis and issues related to farmers.
Chairman
Ganesh Shanker Pandey adjourned the House for entire question hour.
Later, when it reassembled, he rushed through the agenda and adjourned
the House for the entire day.
Source: State News
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