India, March 6 -- The budget session of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha got off to a stormy start on Friday as the opposition Congress staged a walkout during governor Gulab Chand Kataria's inaugural address, while the treasury benches held a symbolic musical protest outside the House.

The session began on a turbulent note when Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa interrupted governor Kataria's speech shortly after it commenced. Bajwa raised the issue of deteriorating law and order and recent killings in the state, drawing immediate fire from the treasury benches.

Despite the governor's attempts to pacify the LoP, urging him to raise these concerns during the dedicated discussion period, Congress legislators descended into the well of ...