Legislators of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) members trooped near the speaker's chair and tore copies of Governor BL Joshi's speech and hurled paper balls. The governor could speak only for two minutes.

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The BSP members kept shouting slogans against the UP government.

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Spearheading the bedlam was Swamy Prasad Maurya, leader of the opposition and a close Mayawati aide.u00a0

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As BSP members stood atop chairs in the house, carrying banners and shouting anti-Akhilesh Yadav slogans, Maurya charged the Samajwadi Party government with running a "transfer industry" in the state.

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He alleged that UP was in the grip of 'mafia raj' and legislators were taking bribes to transfer officials to different parts of the state.

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Refusing to allow the governor to complete his address, some legislators tried to storm in the centre of the house and disrupted the proceedings.

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