The first day of the Assam Assembly’s budget session on Tuesday began on a stormy note. The Governor had started his customary speech detailing the State government’s development initiatives and roadmaps ahead. That the speech would be extra-zealous this time was expected because the government was fresh with the euphoria surrounding the unprecedented response received at the Global Investors’ Summit that concluded last Sunday, with 200 MoUs worth Rs 1 lakh crore signed with different companies for the making of a transformed Assam. Just about five minutes into his speech, the Opposition, led by the Congress and the AIUDF, raised an uncanny pandemonium in the House, charging the government for its failure on all fronts. The Opposition is not happy with the State government’s functioning, we are told. That is okay. Where is any opposition satisfied with the government it is confronted with on every issue, anyway? Placards were displayed on various issues such as the update of the NRC, probe into the Dima Hasao violence, publication of the agreement with the NSCN-IM, restoration of two paper mills, and operation of coal syndicates. It was then turn for the Opposition leaders to rush to the well of the House even as the Governor had great difficulty in reading out his speech. Ultimately, the Governor was forced to cut short his speech and jump to the last page. So, that was the drama.