Uttar Pradesh Assembly passes supplementary budget amid Opposition protests, adjourned sine die

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The Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly’s Monsoon Session ended on Wednesday after the House passed a ₹59,019.54-crore supplementary budget, the largest since the BJP came to power in 2017. The bill passed was the Uttar Pradesh Appropriation (Supplementary) Bill, 2026 for the financial year 2026-27. The House was adjourned sine die soon after the passage and the sitting scheduled for 6 August was cancelled, effectively ending the planned four-day session a day early.

Proceedings were disrupted from the moment the House met at about 11am as Samajwadi Party and Congress members demanded a discussion under Rule 311 on the alleged theft of donations from the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The House was adjourned three times; an initial 20-minute break while Manju Shiwach was in the chair was later extended by 30 minutes. Speaker Satish Mahana referred to earlier disorder that had led to the suspension of SP MLA Sachin Yadav for the remainder of the session. The supplementary budget allocates ₹45,568.63 crore, about 77%, to economic services such as infrastructure, industry, energy, agriculture and development.

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The article reports the budget figures and the parliamentary disruptions without taking sides, but it also records serious allegations and procedural complaints that remain claims within the House. Opposition demands for a Rule 311 discussion on the alleged temple donation theft, and objections that the rule now requires the “agreement of the Speaker”, are important procedural points; the piece does not supply independent verification or the Speaker’s full rationale. Similarly, requests to revoke the suspension of an MLA are presented as Opposition positions. An ordinary reader should note these are contested parliamentary assertions and that further information or formal findings would be needed to resolve the substantive allegations.

Original article: Supplementary budget cleared amid Opposition uproar, UP assembly adjourned sine die (Hindustan Times)

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