Chandigarh, March 7 -- 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 marks the last budget session of the present government, which came into power in 2022 with a thumping majority, winning 92 seats in 117-members 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.

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