UP Assembly Session: The winter session of Uttar Pradesh Assembly was marred by uproar. The supplementary budget was presented but the discussion on it could not be completed and the assembly session had to be adjourned without the Chief Minister’s address. A PIL was filed in the Allahabad High Court regarding the Chief Minister’s statement in the Assembly. On Friday, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana held a press conference at Vidhan Bhawan and said that it is okay for MLAs to sit near the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh, but they will not allow demonstrations inside the Assembly. He said that this system was already in place but now it will be implemented. He said that some incidents that took place in the current session have been worrying for parliamentary democracy. This statement given by Satish Mahan has many meanings, the big question is that why did the winter session of the Assembly become a scene of uproar?
PIL filed on CM Yogi’s statement
Recently, a controversy arose after a statement by Justice Shekhar Yadav in the program of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, on which on December 10, the Supreme Court had expressed its displeasure and had sought details and information related to it from the High Court and also referred Justice Yadav to the Supreme Court. Was asked to appear before the collegium. Justice Yadav’s speech was widely criticized but on December 16, during the winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was seen supporting Justice Shekhar Yadav. He had said that should there not be a uniform civil code in the country? The system across the world works according to what the majority community says and India is saying that discrimination between majority and minority communities should end. Earlier, while speaking at the Vishwa Hindu Economic Forum 2024 in Mumbai on December 14, he had also criticized the opposition’s attempt to impeach the judge. Now a PIL has been filed in the Allahabad High Court demanding the dismissal of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Assembly session heated up due to Pallavi Patel’s stand
On one hand, while there was an uproar over the Sambhal and Bahraich violence in the winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, on the other hand, rebel Samajwadi Party MLA and Apna Dal (Kamerwadi) leader Pallavi Patel made serious allegations of corruption against the government, on the first day when When Pallavi Patel started making allegations, she could not speak due to the uproar of the opposition, when she got the chance to speak again, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana had a heated argument with her. She got angry and sat on strike near the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh located in the assembly constituency. Late in the night, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna ended the dharna by saying that he would be given a chance to present his views in the Assembly as per rules, but the next day again he did not get a chance to speak, this time there was a heated argument between Pallavi Patel and the Assembly Speaker. Pallavi Patel alleges that it is known that a scam has taken place in the Technical Education Department and a bribe of Rs 25 lakh was taken from each candidate. Pallavi Patel has claimed that under AICTE rules, appointments should have been made through open recruitment but the department recruited about 250 lecturers through promotion. This controversy has brought a boil in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. Pallavi Patel has alleged that her voice was unconstitutionally suppressed in the House. She wanted to raise her voice against BJP’s corruption. He wrote on his social media account Jai corruption.
The conflict deepened due to the expulsion of SP MLA?
The incident that happened with Samajwadi Party MLA Atul Pradhan in the winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly deepened the already ongoing conflict between the opposition and the ruling party. Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana had ordered the expulsion of Atul Pradhan for the entire session following which marshals escorted him out of the House. While the Samajwadi Party called this action undemocratic, the ruling party called it a necessary step to maintain discipline. In fact, during the discussion on the health issue, there was a heated argument between Atul Pradhan and Minister of State Mayankeshwar Sharan. Earlier, when the opposition asked a question related to Gorakhpur AIIMS, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that all these people come here only to get rid of sore throat. He said that we provide Vicks tablets and everyone eats it and the sore throat gets cured. Relieve the soreness. During this, there was a lot of uproar, the opposition started shouting slogans while protesting, the Speaker of the Assembly tried to understand but SP MLA Atul Pradhan continued sloganeering and creating ruckus. The Assembly Speaker instructed Atul Pradhan to maintain restraint, but he did not agree. SP MLAs did not seem satisfied with the behavior of Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana and started commenting on him. Angered by this, the Speaker of the Assembly said that the day questions are raised against me, I will leave the chair. During the speech of Finance Minister Suresh Khanna, the opposition raised slogans like dictatorship will not work, there is noise in every street, the Prime Minister is a thief. Suresh Khanna objected, saying that this type of language was unacceptable and appealed to Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana to intervene. Despite the intervention of the Speaker, the situation did not calm down, due to which the decision of expulsion was taken.
Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana became emotional
During the winter session of the Assembly, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana became emotional in the House over the remarks made by the opposition on him. He had said that there is no person weaker than me in this entire Assembly. In fact, on Tuesday, Pallavi Patel had accused the Speaker of the Assembly and said that those who beat their chests over others’ scams could not talk about their own scams. This statement of Pallavi Patel was also opposed. Meanwhile, SP MLA Atul Pradhan also raised questions on Satish Mahana.
The winter session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly was certainly marred by uproar, but the Chief Minister’s blasphemy, the opposition’s opposition and the behavior of the Assembly Speaker raised many serious questions.