Lucknow, March 1 -- The Samajwadi Party MLA from Sardhana assembly seat of Meerut Atul Pradhan reached Uttar Pradesh assembly on Friday, the day seven of the Budget session, dressed up as 'safai karmachari' (sanitation worker) in an attempt to highlight the issues related to them. The SP MLA also carried a picture of Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar along with him.

Pradhan also carried a broom in one hand and staged a protest near the statue of Chaudhary Charan Singh in the Vidhan Bhawan premises.

Speaking to media, Pradhan said, "I have earlier also raised the issues of safai karmacharis who are forced to live a pathetic life. They are in despair and are being neglected. It is beyond imagination how they are running their households with an...