Din in Parishad as Oppn seeks CM’s resignation

LUCKNOW : The state government presented the supplementary budget in the Vidhan Parishad amid a huge uproar by the Opposition demanding chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s resignation over what it called the ‘worsening’ law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

As the house assembled at 11am, the Opposition members trooped into the well of the house and shouted slogans, prompting the chair to adjourn the house for half-an-hour.

The adjournment was extended for another half-anhour. The SP members were already in the well before the house could reassemble.

Gradually, members of other opposition parties, including the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress, joined them.

As the proceedings began, they

AS THE HOUSE ASSEMBLED AT 11AM, THE OPPOSITION TROOPED INTO THE WELL OF THE HOUSE AND SHOUTED SLOGANS

all started creating a ruckus. The SP members demanded the CM’s resignation over ‘increasing incidents of crimes, especially against women’.

Leader of the house and deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma presented the supplementary budget-2018-19 and principal secretary, Vidhan Parishad, Rajesh Singh tabled 11 Acts amid the pandemonium. After half-anhour, chairman Ramesh Yadav adjourned the house till Tuesday.