Uttar Pradesh Assembly Session: Opposition members walk out over cane farmers' issue

On the second day of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly's winter session, Samajwadi Party members created a ruckus in the House as soon as the proceedings began. They walked out of the House in protest and also staged a protest in the Vidhan Bhavan premises. The Assembly proceedings started at 11 am on Monday. Opposition leader Mata Prasad Pandey raised the issue of the codeine cough syrup. As soon as the matter was raised, SP members created a ruckus and charged forward. Later, on the assurance of the Speaker, they returned to their seats. After that, SP members protested in front of the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in the Vidhan Bhavan premises. The SP members raised slogans on the issue of codeine cough syrup and other issues and attacked the government. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna said that the opposition is misleading the public. Not a single death has occurred in Uttar Pradesh due to the codeine cough syrup.