The Price range session of the Uttar Pradesh Meeting began on a stormy observe on Tuesday with Governor Anandiben Patel chopping quick her tackle to the joint session amid loud protest by Opposition legislators.
Because the Governor began talking, Opposition legislators, particularly the Samajwadi Social gathering members, stormed into the Properly of the Home with placards and began chanting slogans like “Return Governor” and “jootha bhashan band karo” (cease speech of falsehoods).
The SP members had been protesting on a variety of points – from demanding launch of the record of Maha Kumbh stampede victims to correct MSP for farmers. Because the Opposition members continued to boost slogans, the Governor solely learn a portion of her speech, concluding the whole speech of over 40 pages in simply 8.35 minutes.
Governor Patel started her speech on how “Maha Kumbh” strengthened the imaginative and prescient of “Ek Bharat, Shreshta Bharat” and expressed condolence over the loss of life of individuals in the course of the January 29 stampede at Maha Kumbh wherein at the very least 30 individuals had been killed.
“This 12 months, my authorities has had the honour of organising the divine and grand Maha Kumbh. Mahakumbh 2025 has set new benchmarks in cleanliness, safety, and seamless administration. The occasion fantastically showcases a outstanding mix of religion and modernity. Whereas it symbolizes unity in range, it additionally conveys a message of equality and concord, reinforcing the imaginative and prescient of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’,” the Governor stated.
“To date, over 53 crore devotees have taken a sacred dip within the holy Triveni,” she added.
“Nevertheless, we’re all deeply saddened by the unlucky incident on Mauni Amavasya, wherein some devotees had been significantly injured, and some tragically misplaced their lives. I prolong my humble tribute to those pious souls who departed premature and categorical my heartfelt condolences to their bereaved households,” she stated.
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With Samajwadi Social gathering legislators persevering with to drown the Governor’s voice with slogans, Patel learn solely a portion of her tackle and left the Home. Later within the day, Samajwadi Social gathering chief Shivpal Singh Yadav stated the Governor lower quick her tackle as she too felt that the speech ready by the federal government was “stuffed with lies”.
“The Governor’s tackle, ready by the federal government, was stuffed with lies. That’s the reason the SP legislators had been asking her to cease studying it. Even the Governor knew that it was stuffed with lies and that’s the reason she determined to hearken to SP legislators and skim solely a portion of it.”
Congress Legislative Social gathering chief Aradhana Mishra additionally echoed Yadav. “She (Governor Patel) learn solely the primary and the final web page of her tackle as even she is aware of that the tackle is filled with lies. We’re demanding the Authorities to launch the record of victims however they don’t seem to be. As per studies, there are lots of unclaimed autos nonetheless parked on the Kumbh parkings. The general public needs to know the reality and precise numbers and subsequently the Opposition is elevating the identical, however the Authorities needs to divert consideration,” Mishra stated.
In her tackle, which was later thought of as learn within the Meeting, the Governor spoke about initiatives taken by the Yogi Adityanath-led authorities for ladies empowerment, expressways, and improvement of non secular locations. “Uttar Pradesh has secured the highest place in organising non secular, religious and cultural occasions, in addition to attracting vacationers, within the nation,” the Governor’s speech said.
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The Governor’s speech talked about how development of a Bhajan Sandhya Sthal, price Rs 23.09 crore in Prayagraj, beautification of Vindhyavasini Temple and different temples within the Trikoni space are nearing completion. Equally, in Kushinagar, a Budha Theme Mission is in progress.
On girls empowerment, the Governor’s talked about development of Citizen Data Boards (CIB) at MGNREGA websites by girls self-help teams. “In 2023-24 monetary 12 months, over 5,000 girls from greater than 1,100 self-help teams (SHGs) produced over 5 lakh CIB boards. Within the present monetary 12 months, 5,465 girls have already ready round 3.76 lakh boards,” the speech talked about.
The speech stated that below Vidyut Sakhi Yojana, girls self-help teams collected Rs 790 crore in electrical energy payments in 2024-25, serving to the ladies earn Rs 3.5 crore in fee by accumulating Rs 303 crore below the OTS scheme.
The speech said that the federal government has set a goal to coach 10,000 Krishi Sakhis, of which 8,157 have already accomplished their coaching. Within the speech, it was said that 21,655 FIRs had been registered since 2017 taking cognizance of public complaints obtained on X, beforehand Twitter.
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Speaking concerning the Authorities’s dedication to sustaining peace and stability, the Governor’s speech stated: “Below my authorities, there have been no incidents of communal riots or caste-based conflicts.”
Focusing on the earlier state governments, the Governor’s tackle said: “Earlier than 2017, regulation and order within the state had collapsed, and other people had misplaced belief within the administration… Below the Yogi authorities, police modernization and reforms have remodeled Uttar Pradesh right into a mannequin of efficient regulation enforcement.”
It additionally said that in addition to 4 expressways — Yamuna, Lucknow-Agra, Purvanchal and Bundelkhand — at the moment in operation within the state, development of extra expressways like Ganga Expressway, together with Gorakhpur Hyperlink expressway and Vindhya Expressway, connecting Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Chandauli and Sonbhadrha, are additionally underway.
In the meantime, former chief minister and Samajwadi Social gathering president, Akhilesh Yadav, criticized the Governor’s tackle, calling it “devoid of reality” and “disappointing”.
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He additionally alleged that the speech ignored the aspirations of frequent individuals. In a press release, the SP chief accused the BJP authorities of mismanagement on the Maha Kumbh, alleging that it falsely labelled the preparations as grand and divine whereas neglecting the struggling of devotees.
The SP chief alleged that the Governor’s tackle had nothing for farmers or unemployed youth. “Educated kids usually are not getting jobs, whereas the federal government indulges in statistical gimmicks relating to funding. New industries usually are not being arrange, and current ones are shutting down.
“Merchants and entrepreneurs are fleeing the state. The federal government has neither elevated the value of sugarcane nor cleared farmers’ pending dues. There may be full silence on MSP procurement, and electrical energy costs stay excessive,” he added.
-With PTI
