SP members raise slogans; slam govt over SIR
LUCKNOW, Feb. 10 -- Samajwadi Party MLAs on Monday protested inside the state Assembly on various issues, including the special intensive revision exercise and alleged insult to Malwa queen Ahilyabai Holkar.
When the House met at 11 am and Speaker Satish Mahana invited the governor to read out the address, senior Samajwadi Party (SP) member Dr Sangram Yadav raised the SIR issue.
When the governor started speaking, SP legislators moved to the well of the House in front of the Speaker's podium and raised slogans such as "Insult to Mata Ahilyabai will not be tolerated by Hindustan." Terming the Governor's address as a "bundle of lies", SP members shouted slogans including "False speech will not be accepted", "Governor Madam, go back" and "Governor, go back". The sloganeering by SP members continued till the conclusion of the address.
SP members had come to the House carrying placards with slogans written on them. SP MLA Sachin Yadav reached the House wearing a kurta bearing a picture of Holkar on the front and an image of Manikarnika Ghat (in Varanasi) printed on the back, while SP MLA Atul Pradhan carried a large photograph of Holkar. Amid slogans such as "Killer of Dalits and backwards" and "Anti-reservation government will not be accepted", the governor completed her address, which lasted for over 30 minutes....
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