Both the Houses of state legislature were adjourned for the day within hours when it assembled for the short winter session on Thursday. The State Assembly was adjourned after paying condolence to the sitting member and former minister Rajaram Pandey while opposition created a ruckus in the legislativeCouncil.
Pandey had died of heart attack on November 1
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was first to offer condolence followed by leader of the Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya, BJP legislative leader Hukum Singh, Congress legislative leader Pradeep Mathur and RlD leader Dalbeer Singh.
After observing a two-minute silence, Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey adjourned the House till December 9.
Meanwhile, the state legislative council started on a stormy note with the opposition creating pandemonium over different issues, including cane price and law and order. As soon as the House assembled the opposition members, including RlD, Congress, BSP and BJP, stormed into the well of the House raising anti-government slogans.
The members demanded that the state advisory price of sugarcane be hiked.
After repeated requests Chairman Ganesh Shanker Pandey failed to maintain order, the House was adjourned for an hour.
Both the Houses would now assemble on Monday when Chief Minister will table second supplementary budget to the tune of around Rs 2500 crores.
Meanwhile, setting aside the tradition to hold all party meeting a day before the session, Uttar Pradesh assembly speaker Mata Prasad Pandey held an all party meeting just before the start of winter session. It was decided that the House will continue till December 11 with Chief Minister tabling the supplementary grant on December 9. The same will be passed the next day.