Uttar Pradesh’s legislative calendar opened Monday with high-voltage confrontation in the Assembly. Governor Anandiben Patel faced heckling from SP opposition during her policy address, their slogans echoing through the chamber.
Minister for Energy AK Sharma termed it a blatant affront. ‘We won’t tolerate this mockery of democracy. The Governor pressed on admirably—kudos to her,’ he asserted. He framed it as gendered disrespect, with national sentiment aligned against them.
Sharma dissected opposition tactics: ‘Issue-less, they manufacture mayhem to evade accountability on citizen woes.’ He touted BJP’s welfare push, reversing past denials and amplified by central-state synergy, earning public trust.
Countering barbs, Sharma detailed BJP’s homage to Ahilyabai Holkar via temple statue and renamed establishments. ‘Our devotion is evident; theirs is calculated distortion.’
He pinned the uproar on stalled rivals watching UP surge ahead. ‘They sidelined problems before; now progress provokes their tantrums.’ Amid budget session stakes, this episode highlights escalating rivalries in India’s most populous state.