Opposition disrupts Kerala Assembly demanding action against those responsible for Wednesday’s “assault” on UDF legislators
The Hindu
An all-party peace meeting chaired by Speaker A. N. Shamsheer and attended by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Opposition Leader V. D. Satheesan failed to make headway
Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) disrupted the Assembly on Thursday to protest Wednesday’s “manhandling“ of opposition legislators “by ruling front MLAs and watch and ward” officials.
An all-party meeting chaired by Speaker A. N. Shamsheer and attended by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Opposition Leader V. D. Satheesan to calm frayed tempers and ensure smooth conduct of legislative business made no headway.
The UDF rejected the ruling front’s reconciliatory gesture by demanding the Speaker take decisive action against those responsible for “injuring” at least four opposition MLAs.
The opposition legislators raised anti-government slogans and held banners in the House at the question hour’s start, drowning Mr. Shamsheer’s appeals for calm.
Leader of Opposition V. D. Satheesan said that CPI(M) legislators attacked Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader K. K. Rema, MLA, and fractured her arm.
Ms. Rema had arrived at the House with her arm in a cast. She accused CPI(M) legislator A. H. Salam of having inflicted the injury.
The chaos precluded Ms. Rema from moving a rule 50 notice seeking an adjournment debate on Wednesday’s incidents in the Assembly.
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