LUCKNOW, Feb. 17 -- Deputy chief minister Brajesh Pathak on Monday took a swipe at the Opposition in the state assembly, asserting that legislative proceedings must not be reduced to political theatrics. He urged members to maintain procedural discipline and raise structured, point-wise questions to ensure meaningful debate and accountability. "I request the speaker to instruct the members to ask questions in points to get a pointwise answer as was demanded by Kamal Akhtar and RK Verma," Pathak said. "Agar ye zara bhi political karenge hum pura political raita faila denge (If they go in for politicking, then I will reply in an even more political manner)," Pathak said at the beginning of the day as RK Verma of the Samajwadi Party stood up and asked the second starred question. For a few minutes, Pathak and Opposition members were engaged in a heated conversation over the manner in which questions were to be asked in the House. Verma had started by reading, "Gaon Ki Galiyon Mein Dhoop Sang Jalti Hoon." This irked the deputy CM who intervened to ask for precise questions. After Pathak mentioned "political raita", SP's Kamal Akhtar said, "The minister must specify where do they make raita in their department." Replying to a question on Asha workers, Pathak said, "After the Samajwadi Party government's tenure, the wages of Asha workers has been doubled by the BJP. Asha workers are getting an honorarium of Rs 3500 per month. In 2018, the regular wages were increased from Rs 1000 to Rs 2000. In 2022, the state increased its share from Rs 750, which was given during the SP's time, to Rs 1500 now."Replying to another question, Pathak said 74,900 contractual staff and 7829 outsourced employees are working under the health department. In reply to another question, Pathak said the time taken to give permission for organ transplant will be reduced. Efforts will be made to give such a permission after due formalities in a week only, he added....