Lucknow, Dec. 19 -- Even as the winter session of the state legislature is set to begin here on Friday, a special discussion to mark the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram and the state government's first supplementary budget for 2025-26 top the Uttar Pradesh assembly's agenda. The supplementary budget will be presented on Monday.

For its part, the Opposition is working on a strategy to corner the state government and raise issues of public interest, including the controversy surrounding the codeine cough syrup, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR), death of booth level officers and the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh.

A discussion may also be demanded on unemployment, inflation and the controversy over a UP minister's remarks ...