Lucknow, Nov. 26 -- Amid boycott of the Congress over Maharashtra issue, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel on Tuesday addressed the special joint session of the state legislature on the 70th Constitution Day here on Tuesday claiming that it was the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on one country, one flag and one Constitution' that Article 370 was scrapped from Jammu and Kashmir.

The Congress staged a sit-in in the Assembly and boycotted the joint address while the principle opposition Samajwadi Party members staged a dharna at the Choudhury Charan Singh statue in the Vidhan bhawan before attending the session. The SP members were seen sitting with red caps on their head.

UP Congress president and MLA Ajay Kumar Lalu sa...