Soon after the Governor started reading her address, members of the Samajwadi Party (SP) holding placards entered the well of the house, shouting slogans “Governor go back” , “stop telling falsehoods)”, insisting the discussion should begin on issues affecting the people of the state such as rising prices, unemployment, and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.
In response, Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana assured them that all raised issues will be addressed.
While the Governor continued to read her speech, the Opposition members raised slogans such as “this government is against Dalit” and “Inquilab zindabad (long live revolution), repeatedly asking Patel to stop reading what they called “false address”.
In response to disruptions during her address, the Governor urged the protesting SP legislators to stop, saying it could hurt their throats.
However, as SP legislators continued to protest and shout slogans, she stopped her address briefly and told them, “Apke samay mein karya zero tha” (no work was done during your party’s government).”
In her address, the Governor highlighted the achievements of the Yogi Adityanath-led government over the past nine years.
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“The state has secured first or second position at the national level in several flagship schemes owing to the government’s planned efforts and effective implementation,” she said, amid protests and sloganeering by members of the Samajwadi Party.
She said UP has emerged as the top milk-producing state in 2024-25 with production of 388.15 lakh metric tonnes. She added that the state also leads in housing construction under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (rural and urban). UP ranks first nationally in the production of sugarcane and sugar, foodgrains, mangoes, milk and potato, she added.
She also said the state leads in rural household toilet construction, effective implementation of the State Skill Development Policy, the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme and the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana.
She said UP ranks first in the country under the PM Jan Dhan Yojana with 10.22 crore accounts, registering an increase of 5.76 crore accounts since 2017. The state also leads nationally under the Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana with 7.94 crore enrolments, the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana with 2.92 crore enrolments, and the PM Surya Ghar Yojana.
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UP, she said, is the leading state in ethanol production and supply and ranks first with the highest number of active taxpayers at 20.98 lakh, besides being among the top states in filing of tax returns.
Under the Centre’s Aspirational Districts Programme, she added, eight districts from UP were selected, with Balrampur ranking first and Siddharthnagar second in the overall rankings.
The Governor also affirmed the state government’s commitment to its “zero tolerance” policy to further improve the law and order situation. She added that 267 criminals have been killed in police encounters since 2017. “The state government is continuing its zero tolerance policy to further improve the law and order situation in the state,” Patel said.
She informed the House that 977 accused have been detained under the National Security Act (NSA), while illegally acquired assets worth over Rs 4,137 crore belonging to mafia elements have been seized.
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Earlier, 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.
The party MLAs held protests in Assembly premises against the alleged anti-people policies of the state government. With placards in their hands, they alleged that the BJP government was playing with the rights of the PDA (Picchde Dalit Alpsankhyak) community. During the protest, SP national spokesperson and Legislative Council member Rajendra Chaudhary alleged that the government had failed on all fronts.
