Even as the number are stacked against it, the Opposition parties are all set to create uproarious scene and disrupt the inaugural session of the 17th Uttar Pradesh Assembly. The Opposition, with less than 80 MlAs against the overwhelming majority of the BJP with 325, members, is all set to stall the Governor’s Address to the Joint Session of the State legislature on Monday.
The Opposition is gearing up to corner the ruling BJP with series of incidents of caste and communal conflict particularly two incidents in a row in Saharanpur district. Opposi-
tion will also corner the Government on the incidents of violence involving the BJP leaders particularly in Saharanpur where the BJP MP allegedly ransacked the official residence of the SSP of the district.
The 55-day-old Yogi Adityanath Government will have to face wrath of the Opposition, who would try to make their presence felt after suffering a humiliating defeat in the recent State Assembly elections on different issues. The Treasury Benches have also geared up to face the onslaught of the Opposition.
The week-long inaugural session, would begin with Governor Ram Naik’s address to the joint sitting of the State legislature at 11 am on Monday. The important legislative business would be the consideration and passage of the State GST Bill. The BJP has a huge majority in the Assembly with 325 members along with their allies Apna Dal and Bharatiya Samaj Party in the 404-member House. The ruling party is in minority with only eight members in the 100-member legislative Council. In the Council, the principal Opposition Samajw-
adi Party has the majority with 66 members.
However, leader of the Opposition and SP member Ram Govind Choudhury said that the Opposition are united against the Government on the law and order and other issues. “We will not spare this Government which is working on the agenda of the RSS which is having adverse impact on the society. The Government also wants to revise the school syllabus and saffron the education as per the agenda of the RSS. The goons of the Sangh Parivar and its affiliates have created havoc in the lives of Dalits and the minorities,” said the leader of Opposition.
Choudhury said, “At first we had announced to give this BJP Government six months time to perform, but situation has changed fast and series of incidents of crime and growing tension in society has forced us to ensure the accountability of the Government.”
The BSP State President Ramachal Rajbhar, who is the member of the Assembly, said that the party members will raise the issue of Dalit atrocities in this BJP regime. Congress leader in the House Ajay Kumar lalu said that they will join the Opposition against the BJP over the failures of the Yogi Government.
According to the Assembly Secretariat, the first session would comprise of six sittings. During the special session, the House will approve the GST Bill. Besides, it will hold a four-day-long debate on the thanks motion to the Governor’s address. Some Bills and Ordinances are also likely to be tabled in the House. This would be for the first time that the new protocol to receive the Governor during this joint address would be done. As per the new protocol, the Governor, who will arrive in a procession amid blowing of trumpets, will be received by the Chief Minister and others at the entrance of the Assembly while on his way to address the joint session of the State legislature.
According to the numbers in the Assembly, the ruling BJP has 312 members while its ally Apna Dal has 9 and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party has 4 members respectively.