As soon as Governor BL Joshi entered in the house to address the joint sitting all opposition members were on their feet raising slogans and showing banners and cards. His repeated request for normalcy in the house was not headed by the members. Reading only first and last paragraphs of his address he completed formality of his address. Raising slogans go back opposition members also hurled paper missiles to the Governor when he was trying to read out his address amid protests from the opposition members.
Chief Minister Mayawati alleged opposition especially Samajwadi Party behaving against the democratic norms. She claimed opposition has nothing to say against her government as performance of her government was well appreciated by all. At the other hand leader of the opposition in state Assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav demanded that Mayawati government must be sacked as it has lost the confidence of common men.