LUCKNOW: Describing the newly elected Assembly Speaker Satish Mahana's eighth consecutive win in UP elections as a testimony of his popularity among the people of his constituency, leader of opposition (LoP) Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday urged him to ensure that the rights of the Opposition are secured and "protection" is provided to opposition benches to strengthen democratic setup in the state.
Akhilesh started his address by acknowledging how Satish Mahana did not follow the tradition of 'going into the hiding' and was available to take up the responsibility.
