Amid the heated exchange of words between the leader of opposition and Parliamentary Affairs Minister the Vidhan Sabha passed the supplementary budget of Rs 3619 crore paving the way for implementation of Chief Minister’s dream projects like lucknow metro.
Though supplementary budgets were eariler passed without any debate but this time Opposition grabbed it as an opportunity to highlight the failure of the Government. "The Government has failed to fulfill its poll promises. The law and order is bad and the development has come to a naught," leader of Opposition Swamy Prasad Maurya said.
He even questioned as why the Government was reduced the honorarium of girls from Rs 30,000 to Rs 20,000 under Hamari Beti Uska Kal. "People are facing the brunt of the mis-governance of the Akhilesh Government," he said. Opposition members of BJP, RlD and Congress also blamed the Government for its inefficiency and said Government was implementing its pet project leaving others in a lurch.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Azam Khan blasted the opposition charges. He was more severe on BSP members and said that the previous government spent money on building statues and memorials. "It is Samajwadi party Government that cares about girls and their education. We do not believe in spending money on parks. This government believes itself as a custodian of government money and protects it and spends it judiciously," he said.
later the supplementary grant was passed by voice vote. With this the three day brief winter session was adjourned sine die. The winter session of the House began on December 5. The supplementary budget was tabled by Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on December 9.