Lucknow: The new chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, kept his cool as Opposition members of the Assembly broke all protocol to protest against his party. Members of Mayawati's party, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), climbed on tables and rushed to the well of the House, carrying placards that slammed Mr Yadav for the return of "goonda-giri" or hooliganism. 38-year-old Mr Yadav was seen smiling.
The protests interrupted the address by Governor BL Joshi, customary for the first session of the Assembly every year. Amid the commotion, Governor Joshi read the starting and conclusive part of his address and left the House.
But the young Mr Yadav has to figure out how to over-write a record of violence among his party workers. He has said on different occasions that he will not tolerate any hooligans or goondas within his cadres.
At a time when the Samajwadi Party and the Congress have displayed a closer affinity, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has stuck a note of dischord. "The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are two sides of the same coin. Corruption in its extreme and they can't control violence. We had requested the public to give a chance to the Congress party so that we could keep a check on all these things. But if the public of UP wants it this way, then what else can be done," he said.
The protests interrupted the address by Governor BL Joshi, customary for the first session of the Assembly every year. Amid the commotion, Governor Joshi read the starting and conclusive part of his address and left the House.
But the young Mr Yadav has to figure out how to over-write a record of violence among his party workers. He has said on different occasions that he will not tolerate any hooligans or goondas within his cadres.
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At a time when the Samajwadi Party and the Congress have displayed a closer affinity, Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh has stuck a note of dischord. "The Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are two sides of the same coin. Corruption in its extreme and they can't control violence. We had requested the public to give a chance to the Congress party so that we could keep a check on all these things. But if the public of UP wants it this way, then what else can be done," he said.
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