Thiruvananthapuram, June 6 : Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Kerala Assembly on Wednesday as an aggressive Congress-led opposition sought permission to move an adjournment motion while Speaker P. Sreeramakrishnan said it cannot be done.
Due to the ensuing stalemate, the Speaker hurried through the business listed for the day and adjourned the house.
Soon after Question Hour, the Speaker said that he could not allow senior Congress legislator V.D. Satheesan to speak on a custodial death reported in April.
"The rules are very clear and since the case is sub judice, the Rules of Procedure of the house do not permit to allow for a presentation and hence this cannot be allowed," the Speaker said.
Unhappy with the reply, Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala dubbed the decision most unfortunate.
As the Speaker stood his ground, the opposition was up in arms and rushed near the Speaker's podium and shouted slogans.
Following this, Speaker Sreeramakrishnan adjourned the house for a brief period. When the house reassembled, the deadlock continued, forcing the Speaker to run through the listed business and adjourn the house for the day.
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Shivpuri (PTI): The 60-year-old mother of a rape accused was killed allegedly by the victim's brother in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district, a police official said on Saturday.
The incident took place on Friday, Rannod police station house officer (SHO) Arvind Chauhan said.
"An anganwadi worker returning from a hospital was offered a lift by one Inder Gurjar, who took her to a secluded spot and raped her. She called up her brothers to narrate the ordeal. One brother of the victim along with two associates went to Gurjar's house and assaulted him. When Gurjar's mother Sirkunwarbai (60) intervened, she was attacked with a sharp weapon. She died on the spot," he said.
Based on a complaint filed by the deceased woman's daughter-in-law, three persons were booked for murder. One of them was held on Saturday, the official added.
A separate case has also been registered against Gurjar for rape, he said.
Police personnel have been deployed in the area in view of tension following the incident, the official added.
