The Kerala Legislative Meeting handed a decision censuring 4 Opposition legislators for “disorderly conduct” that allegedly tarnished the dignity of the Home and violated the Speaker’s particular privileges on Tuesday. This got here in response to the occasions of Monday’s Zero Hour following which Kerala authorities moved a condemnation movement in opposition to the opposition’s disruptive actions.
The UDF MLAs together with Mathew Kuzhalnadan, IC Balakrishnan, Anwar Sadath and Sajeev Joseph have been reprimanded over the protest. The motion was initiated after a movement introduced by Minister MB Rajesh in opposition to the protest within the Meeting, as reported by Mathrubhumi.
The Kerala authorities strikes a condemnation movement within the state Meeting in opposition to the opposition’s actions.
In response to the opposition’s actions throughout yesterday’s Zero Hour, the Kerala authorities launched a movement within the Meeting.
— ANI (@ANI) October 8, 2024
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The Meeting session on Monday had been adjourned following a heated trade between Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Chief of Opposition (LoP) V.D. Satheesan. The confrontation escalated after opposition members, in protest, climbed the rostrum of Speaker A.N. Shamseer and obstructed the proceedings by holding a black banner that obscured the Speaker’s face, as per a report on PTI.
Tensions flared after Satheesan introduced a boycott of the query hour, protesting the conversion of 49 starred questions into non-starred ones. Watch and Ward personnel needed to intervene, forcibly eradicating Congress MLA Mathew Kuzhalnadan from the Speaker’s dais because the protest intensified.
Chief Minister Vijayan, visibly angered by the opposition’s actions, condemned the disruption, declaring that blocking the Speaker’s sight with banners couldn’t be tolerated within the Meeting. The slogans on the banner, which linked Vijayan to the RSS, additional fueled the confrontation.
Vijayan additionally took a jab at Satheesan, recalling the latter’s previous participation in a Bharateeya Vichara Kendram occasion, subtly accusing him of hypocrisy by referencing his proximity to RSS ideologue Golwalkar’s picture throughout that occasion.