NRP Desk
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Monday, the first day of the monsoon session, as Opposition Samajwadi Party members protested against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s remarks on Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey. The chief minister’s remark that his government was carrying out “shudhikaran abhiyan” (a purification drive) in Sambhal to “clean the mess created during the previous SP regime” also led to Opposition members entering the well of the House. As soon as the House convened at 11 am, LoP Pandey complained that he was manhandled during his visit to Gorakhpur to meet people affected by the upcoming “heritage corridor” project. Speaking in the Assembly, Pandey said that not just Gorakhpur, he has been stopped in a similar manner at several other places, including Sambhal, where he had gone to meet the victims of November 24 violence that broke out during the survey of Shahi Jama Masjid. Demanding an inquiry into the protests, Pandey pointed out that this was happening in a democracy and in the CM’s own area. Adityanath hails from Gorakhpur.
