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UP Assembly clears Rs 59,019.54 crore supplementary budget amid protests
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a Rs 59,019.54-crore supplementary budget on Wednesday amid protests by Samajwadi Party and Congress members, then adjourned sine die a day early. The scheduled August 6 sitting…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh Assembly passed a Rs 59,019.54-crore supplementary budget on Wednesday amid protests by Samajwadi Party and Congress members, then adjourned sine die a day early. The scheduled August 6 sitting was cancelled. The Opposition sought a discussion under Rule 311 on alleged theft of donations from the Ram temple in Ayodhya. The House was adjourned three times before the bill was passed.
Chief minister Yogi Adityanath accused the Samajwadi Party of blocking debate on welfare measures. The budget sets aside Rs 45,568.63 crore, about 77%, for economic services including infrastructure, industry, energy, agriculture and development. Adityanath said funds also covered pensions, worker honorariums, employment schemes and social security for outsourced staff. The Opposition said its right to raise issues was being curtailed.
The Indian Opinion
The ruling side’s claim that every protest is anti-poor is as sweeping as the Opposition’s suggestion that an early adjournment alone proves democratic failure. Both claims need scrutiny. The budget’s size and its Rs 45,568.63-crore economic-services allocation are facts, but promises on pensions and honorariums matter only when beneficiaries receive them. The useful test is whether the government publishes scheme-wise releases and outcomes before the 2027 election, not who wins the day’s slogans.
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