Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Monday termed the governor`s address to the joint session of the Uttar Pradesh legislature a "futile attempt to coverup" the government`s failures.

The Uttar Pradesh legislature`s budget session started on a stormy note on Monday with opposition Samajwadi Party disrupting Governor Anandiben Patel`s address with "Rajyapal wapas jao" slogans.