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As Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey started reading out the Governor's address, some opposition members objected to it. Leader of BJP Legislature Party Hukkum Singh citing rules said that in the 92-page Address of the Governor, it was not mentioned even once as to why the session was convened. He said the Address was in violation of the Constitution and could not be part of the proceedings. Singh's contention was, however, rejected by the Speaker, who said that it was clear that it was a Budget session. Leader of Opposition Swami Prasad Maurya alleged that the Governor did not read even a single page of the address. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Azam Khan took a dig at BSP saying that its members had objection as loot, dacoity and crime during their regime was not included in the Address. Khan was even heard saying, "It was no more a government of goondas in the state". Later Maurya told reporters that the BSP protested the Address as it was a "government document". He said that the party had wanted the Governor to go back and dismissal of the Akhilesh Yadav government. He also alleged that to cover up its failures in the Allahabad stampede, the government was giving clean chit to its officials. On one hand the government has ordered an inquiry by the Chairman of Revenue Board into the incident, while on the other it was giving clean chit, Maurya said alleging that the inquiry was nothing but a farce.