Opposition stages walk out from Kerala Assembly over tree felling controversy
The Hindu
The Forest Minister retorted by accusing the Opposition of attempting to create a smokescreen for political gains.
The United Democratic Front (UDF) Opposition legislators walked out of the Assembly on Friday after Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran turned down their demand for a judicial probe into the illegal felling of centuries-old protected trees in the State. Caught in the Opposition’s cross hairs for the second consecutive day after the UDF members had demanded his resignation for allegedly shielding a sex offender on Thursday, Mr. Saseendran fended off pointed questions that appeared to put the government in a spot over the tree felling controversy.
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