The opposition parties on Monday conducted mock proceedings of the state assembly in the central hall of the assembly building. The actual house was adjourned for the day after paying tributes to the sitting BJP member Mathura Prasad Pal, who died on Saturday last following a prolong illness. The opposition parties, SP, BSP and the Congress boycotting the house since July 19 conducted a parallel assembly where BSP leader lalji Verma was made the speaker and Congress leader Ajay Kumar lalu was the leader of the house and Ram govind chowdhary the leader of the opposition.
Congress leader Ajya Kumar moved the resolution of condolence and BSP member Umashanker Singh expressed his expressed his condolence over the death of the BJP MlA Mathura Prasad Pal. later talking to media, the opposition leaders claimed that tradition was violated in the house today when Parliamentary affairs minister moved the resolution of the condolence of a sitting member instead of the leader of the house Yogi Adityanath. “This BJP government was violating all traditions and now even the CM could not find time to attend the house to pay condolence on the death of his own party MlA,” said the Congress leader Ajay Kumar lalu. leader of the opposition Ram Govind Choudhury said that the opposition was united and they would not attend the proceedings of the assembly till the government accepts its mistake of threatening the opposition and use of unparliamentarily words by the chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Senior SP leader Azam Khan said the chief minister should act and speak as per the dignity of the office he is holding. He said the chief minister after failing to deliver to the people in last four months has developed the habit of using scapegoats to hide his own failure. Instead of blaming the Samajwadi party for the ills facing the state he should devote his time and energy on state administration and governance. The opposition were boycotting the budget session of the state assembly after Yogi’s statement during his reply to the five day long general debate on the budget on July 19.